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GATE 2016 EE (EE2) – Question 33

Electric Circuits · Network solution methods: KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh analysis · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The voltage and current sources in the circuit are ideal. The output voltage across the current source, in volts, is

Diagram for GATE 2016 EE (EE2) question 33
  1. 0
  2. 5
  3. 10
  4. 20

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Correct answer: (D) 20

Explanation

The 5 A source injects current into the upper output node. That current must flow leftward through the 2 Ω resistor to the 10 V source.

The output node is consequently 5×2=10 V above the voltage source's upper terminal. Thus Vout=10+10=**20 V, D**, with the marked positive polarity.

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