Thevenin equivalent

Question

Answer 1

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Step 1:

Find the thevinins equivalent voltage.

1.Open the load resistor.

2.Calculate the Open Circuit Voltage. This is the Thevenin Voltage .

Redraw the circuit :

The netwrok has two independent loops.

Find the current in each loop.

Loop 1:

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Voltage at node A :

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Step 2:

Loop 2:

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Voltage at node B :

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Step 3:

Voltage across nodes A and B is .

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Find Thevenin Voltage .

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Therefore Thevenin Voltage .

Solution :

Thevenin Voltage is .