Question #026bf

2 Answers
May 18, 2017

13.85Omega

Explanation:

To find out the resultant Resistance please refer the Image below which gives better illustration about the diagram enter image source here

now instead of directly substituting the values we we use there names .
and R_("th") is Thevenin’s equivalent resistance which is equal to
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The resistance across A and B gives the value of Thevenin’s resistance or R_("th")

May 18, 2017

V_"Thevenin"~~ 6.5V
R_"Thevenin" = 19.3Omega

Explanation:

To find the Thevenin Voltage, you remove the load and then compute the open circuit voltage across the two points

Summing the voltages around the first window:

(R_1+ R_3)I_1-R_3I_2 = V_1" [1]"

Summing the voltages around the second window:

-R_3I_1+ (R_3+R_2+R_5)I_2 = 0" [2]"

Substituting values:

15OmegaI_1-5OmegaI_2 = 69V" [3]"
-5OmegaI_1+ 23OmegaI_2 = 0" [4]"

Multiply equation [4] by 3 and add to equation [3]:

64OmegaI_2=69V

I_2=69/64A

V_(R_5)= I_2R_5

V_(R_5)= (69/64A)(6Omega)

V_(R_5)~~ 6.5V

Because no current flows through R_4 with R_L removed, the voltage across R_5 is the Thevenin equivalent voltage:

V_"Thevenin"~~ 6.5V

To find the Thevenin equivalent resistance, we replace the voltage source with a wire and compute the equivalent resistance:

R_"Thevenin" = R_4+ 1/(1/R_5+1/(R_2+1/(1/R_3+1/R_1))

R_"Thevenin" = 15Omega+ 1/(1/(6Omega)+1/(12Omega+1/(1/(5Omega)+1/(10Omega)))

R_"Thevenin" = 19.3Omega