American University of Beirut

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EECE 210 - Electric Circuits
Quiz 2
Closed Book - No Programmable Calculators - 90 minutes

April 7, 2017

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This exam has 9 pages.

Course Instructors: R. Chedid, L. Hamandi, R. Jabr, and Y. Nasser.

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1. In the circuit shown in Fig. 1, Vs = 20 V and Rx = 2 Ω. Find the power dissipated in Rx.

(a) 4.5 W
(b) 18 W
(c) 40.5 W
(d) 72 W
(e) None of the above

Fig. 1: Circuit for Problem 1

2. In the circuit shown in Fig. 2, R1 = R2 = R3 = 10 Ω. Find the value of Rx that results in maximum
power being transferred to Rx.

(a) 2Ω
(b) 4Ω
(c) 5Ω
(d) 8Ω
(e) None of the above

Fig. 2: Circuit for Problem 2

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3. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3, Vs = 20 V and Rs = 90 Ω. Find the Thévenin voltage (VT h ) between
terminals a,b.

(a) 40 V
(b) 50 V
(c) 52 V
(d) 56 V
(e) None of the above

Fig. 3: Circuit of Problem 3

4. In the circuit shown in Fig. 4, R1 = 2 Ω, R2 = 3 Ω, R3 = 5 Ω, R4 = 4 Ω, R5 = 7 Ω, R6 = 4 Ω, and Vs

= 10 V. Find the Thévenin voltage (VT h ) between terminals a,b.

(a) 42.5 V
(b) 51 V
(c) 59.5 V
(d) 68 V
(e) None of the above

Fig. 4: Circuit of Problem 4

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5. In the circuit shown in Fig. 5, Rs = 2 kΩ and Vs = 30 V. Find the maximum power that can be
delivered to Rx.

(a) 160 mW
(b) 640 mW
(c) 810 mW
(d) 1440 mW
(e) None of the above

Fig. 5: Circuit of Problem 5

6. In the circuit shown in Fig. 6, Vs = 30 V. Find the component of the current Io resulting from the Vs
voltage source acting alone, with all the other voltage and current sources deactivated.

(a) 0.5 A
(b) 1A
(c) 1.5 A
(d) 2A
(e) None of the above

Fig. 6: Circuit of Problem 6

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7. In the circuit shown in Fig. 7, Is = 4 mA and the op-amp is operating in the linear region. Find the
voltage Vo.

(a) –1.25 V
(b) –2.5 V
(c) –3.75 V
(d) –5 V
(e) None of the above

Fig. 7: Circuit of Problem 7

8. In the circuit shown in Fig. 8, Vs = 21 V. Find the voltage Vo.

(a) −2 V
(b) −1 V
(c) 1V
(d) 2V
(e) None of the above

Fig. 8: Circuit of Problem 8

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 9. Both op-amps in the circuit shown in Fig. 9 are operating in the linear region. Find the voltage Vo if
Vi = 3 V.

(a) –30 V
(b) –40 V
(c) –50 V
(d) –60 V
(e) None of the above

Fig. 9: Circuit of Problem 9

10. If C = 50 µF in the network shown in Fig. 10, find the equivalent capacitance with respect to the
terminals a, b.

(a) 50 µF
(b) 60 µF
(c) 70 µF
(d) 80 µF
(e) None of the above

Fig. 10: Circuit of Problem 10

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11. In the circuit shown in Fig. 11, M = 0.5 H. Write the mesh-current equation around mesh 1 (corre-
sponding to mesh-current i1 ).

(a) VSRC − 13i1 + 5i2 − 12(di1 /dt) = 0

(b) VSRC − 13i1 + 5i2 − 11(di1 /dt) = 0
(c) VSRC − 13i1 + 5i2 − 10(di1 /dt) = 0
(d) VSRC − 13i1 + 5i2 − 7(di1 /dt) = 0
(e) None of the above

Fig. 11: Circuit of Problem 11

12. In the circuit shown in Fig. 12, R1 = R2 = 20 Ω and Is = 1 A. The switch has been open for a long
time before it is closed at t = 0. How much energy is delivered to R2 in the time interval 0 ≤ t < ∞?

(a) 28 J
(b) 20 J
(c) 13 J
(d) 8 J
(e) None of the above

Fig. 12: Circuit of Problem 12

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13. In the circuit shown in Fig. 13, the switch S1 has been open for a long time before it is closed at t = 0.
Find the value of the current i(t) at t = 5 ms.

(a) 77.880 mA
(b) 60.653 mA
(c) 47.237 mA
(d) 28.650 mA
(e) None of the above

Fig. 13: Circuit of Problem 13

14. In the circuit shown in Fig. 14, the switch S1 has been closed for a long time before it is opened at t
= 0. Find the value of the voltage v(t) at t = 30 ms.

(a) 4.0937 V
(b) 3.3516 V
(c) 2.7441 V
(d) 1.5060 V
(e) None of the above

Fig. 14: Circuit of Problem 14

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15. In the circuit shown in Fig. 15, La = 12 H and Lb = 4 H. The initial currents in the inductors La and
Lb have been established by sources not shown: ia(0) = 2 A and ib(0) = 10 A . Determine how much
energy is stored in inductor La as t→ ∞.

(a) 112 J
(b) 96 J
(c) 149 J
(d) 75 J
(e) None of the above

Fig. 15: Circuit of Problem 15