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Chapter 18, Problem 26P
Figure P18.26 shows a voltage divider, a circuit used to obtain a desired voltage ΔVout from a source voltage ε. Determine the required value of R2 if ε = 5.00 V, ΔVout = 1.50 V and R1 = 1.00 × 103 Ω (Hint: Use Kirchhoff's loop rule, substituting ΔVout = IR2, to find the current. Then solve Ohm’s law for R2.
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