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Assignment 2
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Electricity and Electronics EBN 111
28 February 2024

Test Information
Maximum marks: 20 Full marks: 20
Due Date: 15 March 2024 (23:59) Open/Closed book: Open
Total number of pages (this page included) 12

Lecturers: Prof. X. Ye, Mr. J. Thiselton, Mr. L. Staphorst

Assistant Lecturers: J. Nepembe, J. Masela, S. Twala, L. Hurter

Important
1. The examination regulations of the University of Pretoria apply.
2. Write your answers on the Excel spreadsheet found on the AMS system. The spreadsheet contains unique
parameter values for each student. Therefore, you must download the Excel spreadsheet from your own AMS
account. Follow the instructions on the AMS spreadsheet carefully.
3. Final answers must be written as real numbers and not as fractions. Use at least 5 significant figures to write
numbers, including complex numbers. Use decimal points and NOT decimal commas.
4. Answers must include units where applicable. (Refer to the EECE Rules for Electronic Assessments of tests
and examinations for guidelines on how to enter units. Also refer to the example list of units on the Excel
spreadsheet.)
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Additional guide for Complex numbers

The following examples illustrate how to appropriately enter complex numbers on the Excel Spreadsheet:
• Correct: 1-j2 or -3+j4
• This is the rectangular form of a complex number. This format is acceptable as a single number entry in
the numeric field.
• Capital J is however incorrect, and 1-2j is also not acceptable.
• If a complex number has no real part, for example 0+j2, write 0+j2 as the final answer.
• Correct:
• With angle in degrees: 12∠ 34°
• With angle in radians: 12∠ 0.5934
• A complex number in its polar form is regarded as a single number entry with the angle in degrees or
radians.
• Incorrect:
• 1-i2 (Don’t use i, use j)
• 1 - j2 (Don’t use spaces between characters)
• 12 ∠ 34 ° (Don’t use spaces between characters)
• j10+1 (Don’t write the imaginary part before the real part for rectangular form.)
• -3+4j (Don’t write the j after the number for imaginary numbers, write j4 instead of 4j)

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Section 1

Question 1 [2]
Given: Vx
ix
x

−
+
+ 3Ω
Vx

4Ω vxy +
− 5V

2Ω − 1Ω
y

01 Determine vxy [2]

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Question 2 [2]
Given: Vs , R1 , R2

R2 is 30 kΩ 15 kΩ

+ Vs R1 0Ω 15 kΩ
− V1

− i1

02 Find V1 [2]

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Question 3 [1]
Given: Vs
3Ω 10 Ω 4Ω

−
Vs + v0 8Ω 1.4v0 7Ω 10 Ω

− i1 i2

6Ω

03 Determine vo . [1]

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Question 4 [1]
Given: i1 .

i1 5Ω

10 V 20 V 10 A 2A
− +

+
−
+ −
− 10 V i2

+
10i1 v1
−

04 Determine i2 . [1]

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Questions 5 to 6 [3]
Given: VS , R1 , R2 .

i2 VS
R1

+
−
+

5Ω 6Ω 0.3Vx 8Ω Vx R2

i1 −

05 Determine the power P1 dissipated in R2 . [2]

06 Determine i1 . [1]

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Question 7 [2]
Given: iR
2iR

10 Ω

5A 30 Ω + Vs
−

iR

07 Calculate Vs [2]

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Question 8 [2]
Given: R1 , R2
R1

a
20 kΩ 15 kΩ R2

c
30 kΩ
d

b
12 kΩ

08 Calculate the equivalent resistance Rcd with respect to terminals c-d. [2]

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Question 9 [2]
Given: R1

R1

a
R1 R1

Req R1 R1

09 Calculate Req [2]

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Questions 10 to 12 [3]
How many nodes, independent loops, and branches are there in the following circuit?

10 Ω Vx 24 Ω

− Ix
4Ω

+ Va 12 Ω
−

10 Nodes [1]
11 Loops [1]
12 Branches [1]

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Question 13 [2]
Given: R = ∞ and IS = [IS ]A

30 Ω 20 Ω

R
+ IS

vx 30 Ω 30 Ω

13 Calculate vx . [2]

Total Section 1: [20]

Grand Total : [20]

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