Basic Circuit Theory
Chpter1 Problems
1 For the circuit of Fig. 1-26 find: v, i , and the power absorbed by the load.
v
V20
A3
?2?10
i
?
+
V60
A2
+
-
+
-
Load
Fig. 1-26 For prob. 1.
2 With reference to the network shown in Fig. 1-27 find i , v , and the power absorbed by
the 5V source.
x x
?+
V5
A
A3
A6
B
x
i
V8
x
v
?
+
+
-
3 Find the power supplied by the 3V source in Fig. 1-28.
Fig. 1-27 For prob. 2.
1
i
?5
?10V3
?6
V13
1
20i
+
-
+
-
+
-
Fig. 1-28 For prob.3.
4 For the battery-charging circuit shown in Fig. 1-29 a) find i and the power delivered
to the load. b) What would i be if the battery voltage increased to 12.6 V?
1
v
?06.0
i
V16
1
2.0 v
V12
?24.0
?
+
+
-
+
-
+
-
Load
Fig. 1-29 For prob. 4.
5 For the circuit shown in Fig. 1-30 find V
30
and the power supplied by the 10 mA source.
a ) Find V , i , and i for the circuit shown in Fig. 1-31. b) Change the control on the
dependent source in Fig. 1-31 from 2 i to 2 i , and then find V
30
, i , and i
30 x y
x y x y
?
+mA30
?k1
mA10
?25030
v
Fig. 1-30 For prob. 5.
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6 It is desired that the 5S conductance in Fig. 1-32 be replaced by a conductance G that will
absorb exactly 100 W when used in that circuit. Find the larger value of G that will
accomplish this.
?
+
mA30
?k1
x
i
mA10
30
v
x
i2
y
i
Fig. 1-31 For prob. 6.
7 a) Find the v, i, and the power delivered by the independent source in Fig. 1-33. b) Repeat if
the arrow of the dependent source is reversed
1
v
?
+
1
02 v
mA13
mA3
S5S6S10
8 Find i and i in the circuit of Fig. 1-34
x y
Fig. 1-32 For prob.7.
A10
?2
i
?
+
5.0
?2v
v
Fig. 1-33 For prob. 8.
9 Referring to the circuit in Fig. 1-35, a) If i = 5A, find v
1
and i . b ) If v
1
= 3V, find i and
i . c) What value of i
s
will lead to v
1
x y x
y
≠ v ?
2
10 a ) Use Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s laws in a step-by-step procedure to evaluate all the currents
and voltages in the circuit of Fig.1-36. b) Calculate the power absorbed by each of the five
circuit elements and show that the sum is zero.
Fig. 1-34 For prob.9.
?5
?1
A5
x
i
y
i
A1
?
+
?10
x
i
y
i
2
v
1
v
?+
?10 ?10
?10
?10
s
i
Fig. 1-35 For prob.10.
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Reference Answers to Selected Problems
1: (a) 10.0 V; (b) 5.0 A; (c) 50.0 W.
2: i =-3 A, v =-3 V, P=15 W.
x x
3: -20W.
4: (a) 5.13 A; (b) 63.1 W; (c) 2.82 A.
5: v
30
=4 V, P=-0.04 W.
6: (a) –20 V, -20 mA, 50 mA; (b) 26.7 V, 26.6 mA, 3.33 mA.
7: 6.57 S.
8: (a) 6.67 V, 3.33 A, 66.7 W; (b) 20 V, 10 A, 200 W.
9: i =1 A, i =5 A.
x y
10: (a) i =2.5 A, v =25 V; (b) i =600 mA, i =300 mA; (c) no value.
y x x y
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