Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

EE204: Circuit Theory
Session: Jul.-Nov., 2023
Tutorial - I: Resistive Circuits & Circuit Laws
1. Making appropriate use of resistor combination techniques, calculate vx in Fig. 1.

Fig. 1. Figure for Problem 1.

2. The circuit shown in the figure is a linear model of a bipolar junction transistor biased
in the forward active region of operation. Explain why voltage division is not a valid
approach for determining the voltage across the 47kΩ resistor. Find the voltage.

Fig. 2. Figure for Problem 2.

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 3. Find current I in figure.

Fig. 3. Figure for Problem 3.

4. Find Vth and Rth with respect to A and B (VCVS has a voltage gain of 3):

Fig. 4. Figure for Problem 4.

5. Using repeated source transformations, reduce the circuit to a voltage source in series
with a resistor, both of which are in series with the 6 M resistor. Calculate the power
dissipated by the 6 M resistor using your simplified circuit:

Fig. 5. Figure for Problem 5.

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 6. Find Nortons Equivalent between terminals a and b.:

Fig. 6. Figure for Problem 6.

7. A black box with a circuit in it is connected to a variable resistor. An ideal ammeter

(with zero resistance) and an ideal voltmeter (with infinite resistance) are used to
measure current and voltage as shown in Fig below. The Results are shown in the
table below:
R (Ohm) V (V) i (A)
2 3 1.5
14 10.5 0.75
a) Find i, when R = 4 Ω
b) Determine the maximum power from the box

Fig. 7. Figure for Problem 7.

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 8. A 3V DC supply with an internal resistance of 2 Ω supplies a passive non-linear
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resistance characterized by the relation VNL = INL . What is the power dissipated in
the non-linear resistance?

Fig. 8. Figure for Problem 8.

9. In the circuit shown in figure, ‘X’ is an element which always absorbs power. During
a particular operation it sets up a current of 1A in the direction shown and absorbs a
power Px . Is it possible that X can absorb the same power Px for another current I?
If so, what is the value of that current?

Fig. 9. Figure for Problem 9.

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 10. (a) Determine a numerical value for each current and voltage (i1 , v1 , etc.) in the circuit
of Fig. 10 below.
(b) Calculate the power absorbed by each element and verify that they sum to zero.

Fig. 10. Figure for Problem 10.

11. (a) Employ superposition to determine the individual contribution from each indepen-
dent source to the current ix as labeled in the circuit shown in Fig. 11 below.
(b) Compute the power absorbed by each 1 Ω resistor.

Fig. 11. Figure for Problem 11.