Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

6.002 Circuits & Electronics

Fall 2007

Homework #2

Handout S07-015

Helpful readings for this homework: Chapter 3. 1 3.3, 3.5-3.6.

Exercise 2.1: Determine the resistance of each network shown below as viewed from its port.

R1 R1 R2

R2 R2 R3 R1 R1 R2 R3

R3 R3

Network (A) Network (B) Network (C) Network (D)

Exercise 2.2: For both networks shown below, nd the voltage across each resistor. (Hint:
make use of the results of Exercise 2.1.)

R1 R2
V +
- R3
I R3
R2 R1
Network (A) Network (B)

Exercise 2.3: Following the node method, develop a set of simultaneous equations for the
network shown at the top of the following page that can be used to solve for the three unknown
node voltages. Express these equations in the form

e1
G e2 = S, ( 1)

e3

where G is a 3x3 matrix of conductance terms and S is a 3x 1 vector of terms involving the sources.
You need not solve the set of equations for the node voltages.

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 e1

R2 R5
R1 e R4 e
2 3
I

V +- R3 R6

Exercise 2.4: Determine the power consumed by the 15 resistor in the network shown below.
(Hint: use the series/parallel simplication method shown in Section 2.4 of the course notes.)

4 5

10V + 15 5
-

Problem 2.1: Find the Thevenin and Norton equivalents of the following networks, and graph
their iv relations as viewed from their ports. (Hint: use superposition for Network B.)

i R2 i R2

+ +

v R1 V +- v R1 I V +-

- -

Network (A) Network (B)

Problem 2.2: Problem 3.9 from Chapter 3 of A&L (page 1 87).

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 Problem 2.3: Two networks, N 1 and N2, are described graphically in terms of their iv

relations, and connected together through a single resistor, as shown below.

(A) Find the Thevenin and Norton equivalents of N1 and N2.

(B) Find the voltages v1 and v2 that result from the interconnection of N1 and N2.

i1 R i2

+ +
N1 v1 v2 N2

1

v1 v2

V2
I1
i1 I2 i2

V1

(a) Network 1 (N1) (b) Network 2 (N2)

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