55:041 Electronic Circuits. The University of Iowa. Fall 2013.

Homework Assignment 03

Question 1 (Short Takes), 2 points each unless otherwise noted.

1. Two 0.68 𝜇F capacitors are connected in series across a 10 kHz sine wave signal source. The
total capacitive reactance is:

(a) 46.8 Ω (b) 4.68 Ω (c) 7.45 Ω (d) 21 Ω

2. In a 20 VAC series RC circuit, if 20 VAC is measured across the resistor and 40 VAC is
measured across the capacitor, the magnitude of the applied voltage is:

(a) ≈ 60 V (b) ≈ 55 V (c) ≈ 50 V (d) ≈ 45 V

3. What is the magnitude of the current phase angle for a 5.6 𝜇F capacitor and a 50-Ω resistor in
series with a 1.1 kHz, 5 VAC source?

(a) 72.9° (b) 62.7° (c) 27.3° (d) 17.1

4. In the circuit, 𝑉𝐼𝑁 = 1.5 V, 𝑉2 = 2.5 V, and all the resistors have value 20K. The output
voltage is

(a) −4.5 V
(b) +4.5 V
(c) −4 V
(d) −0.5 V
(e) +0.5 V

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5. An engineer measures the (step response) rise time of an amplifier as 𝑡𝑟 = 0.7 𝜇s. Estimate
the 3 dB bandwidth of the amplifier.

6. What is the time constant of the circuit?

7. Consider the amplifier below. 𝑉𝑖𝑛 = 1.5 V, what is 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 ?

8. A differential amplifier has a common-mode gain of 0.2 and a common-mode rejection ratio of
3250. What would the output voltage be if the single-ended input voltage was 7 mV rms?

(a) 1.4 mV rms (b) 650 mV rms (c) 4.55 V rms (d) 0.455 V rms

9. An amplifier has a differential gain of -50,000 and a common-mode gain of 2. What is the
common-mode rejection ratio?

(a) –87.96 dB (b) 44 dB (c) -44 dB (d) 87.96 dB

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10. If the feedback/input resistor ratio of a feedback amplifier is 4.6 with 1.7 V applied to the
noninverting input, what is the output voltage value?

(a) 7.82 V (b) Saturation (c) Cutoff (d) 9.82 V

11. The output of the circuit shown is

(a) Sine wave with frequency 𝜔 rad/s

(b) Square wave with frequency 𝜔⁄2𝜋 Hz
(c) Triangular wave with frequency 𝜔 rad/s
(d) Need additional information

12. Decreasing the magnitude of the gain in the given circuit could be achieved by

(a) Reducing amplitude of the input voltage

(b) Increasing 𝑅𝑓
(c) Removing 𝑅𝑓
(d) Increasing 𝑅𝑖

13. Assuming ideal op-amp behavior, the input resistance 𝑅𝑖 of the amplifier is
(a) 𝑅𝑥
(b) ∞Ω
(c) 0Ω
(d) 𝑅1
(e) 𝑅1 + 𝑅𝑥

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14. In the circuit shown, the output voltage is

(a) 5(1 + 8⁄2) = 25 V

(b) 5(8⁄2) = 20 V
(c) ≈ 15 V
(d) ≈ −15 V
(e) (8⁄2) = 120 V

15. Consider the circuit shown. Assume ideal op-amp behavior.

(a) V− = 𝑉+ = 5 V (op-amp operation)

(b) 𝑉− = 10 × 2⁄(2 + 8) = 2 V (voltage division)
(c) V− = 0 (op-amp input current = 0)
(d) Need additional information

16. In the circuit below 𝑅1 = 10K, 𝑅2 = 15K, and 𝑅3 compensates for the op-amp’s input bias
current. What should its value be to be effective?

(a) 10K
(b) 15K
(c) 6K
(d) 25K
(e) Need 𝐼𝑂𝑆

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17. What is the purpose of 𝑅3 in the circuit below, and what should the value be to be effective?

18. What are the units of slew-rate?

19. What is the voltage gain 𝐴𝑣 = 𝑣𝑜 ⁄𝑣𝑠 of the amplifier below if 𝑔𝑚 = 0.04 S and 𝑟𝑜 = 100K?

(a) −400
(b) 400
(c) Need additional information (i.e., 𝑟𝜋 )
(d) ≈ 364
(e) ≈ −364

20. An engineer measures the gain of the circuit below and finds that with an input voltage
𝑣𝑖 = 3 V, the output voltage is 𝑣𝑜 = 18 V, so that the gain of the amplifier is 6. However,
op-amp theory suggests the gain is 1 + 6.2⁄1 = 7.2. Give one phrase that could explain the
difference.

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21. Which of the circuit is a current-to-voltage converter?

22. Which circuit is a voltage-to-current converter?

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23. In the circuit 𝑉𝐼𝑁 = 10 V, 𝑅1 = 10K, and 𝑅𝐿 = 5K. What current flows through 𝑅𝐿 ?

24. The Thevenin voltage VTH for the circuit external to R L is (4 points)

(a) 135∠63.4° V
(b) 13.4∠63.4° V
(c) 12.2∠0° V
(d) 122∠0° V

25.

𝑉𝑂 =? , 𝐼 = ?

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26.

𝑖𝑆 = 10 µA, 𝑅𝐹 = 1 MΩ V, 𝑣𝑜 =?

27.

𝑣𝐼 = 6 V, 𝑣𝑜 =?

28.

𝑣𝐼1 = 2 V, 𝑣𝐼2 = 4 V, 𝑣𝑜 =?

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Question 2 Assume that the op-amp in the non-inverting buffer configuration below has
infinite input resistance, zero output resistance, and an open-loop gain of 𝐴𝑂𝐿 = 1,000.
Determine the closed-loop gain 𝐴𝑓 = 𝑉𝑜 ⁄𝑉𝑠 , and be sure to provide your answer to four decimal
places. (6 points)

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Question 3 An amplifier has an input resistance 𝑅𝑖 = 1K, and has a voltage gain of 𝐴𝑣 = 100
when driven from a signal with internal resistance 𝑅𝑠 ≈ 0. The amplifier is used to amplify a
𝑣𝑠 = 1 mV signal from a sensor that has an internal resistance of 𝑅𝑠 ≈ 20K. What is the output
amplitude? (6 points)

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Question 4 The multimeter in the figure below has a common-mode rejection specification of
80 dB. What possible range of output voltages can the meter indicate? (6 points)

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Question 5 The input voltage is 𝑣𝐼 for each ideal op-amp below. Determine each output voltage.
Assume 𝑣𝐼 = 6 V. (2 points each)

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Question 6 The circuit below is driven by the series of pulses shown. Assume 𝑉𝐶 = 0 at 𝑡 = 0.

(a) Write an expression for 𝑣𝑂 . (2 points).

(b) Determine the output voltage after n pulses. (4 points)
(c) Use the results from (b) and design, by specifying values for R and C, so that the output
voltage is -5 V after 5 pulses. (4 points)

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Question 7 Determine the voltage gain 𝐴𝑣 = 𝑣𝑂 ⁄𝑣𝐼 for the

ideal op-amp circuit shown. (10 points) (Hint: apply KCL at
the junction of the T-network and the inverting input.

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