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GATE 2022 BM – Question 52

Electrical Circuits · Network Theorems · 2 marks · Numerical answer

Find the magnitude of current gain Iload/Iin in the shown dependent-source circuit, to two decimal places. Input resistors are 5 kΩ and 1 kΩ; the output source is 100I_b with 10 kΩ in parallel with the 1 kΩ load.

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Correct answer: 75.49 to 76.01

Explanation

Input current division gives I_b/Iin=5/(5+1)=5/6. The output controlled source has magnitude 100I_b; its current divides between ten-kilohm and one-kilohm branches. The load receives fraction 10/(10+1)=10/11, with sign opposite the source arrow. Thus gain magnitude=100×(5/6)×(10/11)=75.7576, or 75.76.

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