1. Two resistors in series are part of a voltage divider circuit with the smaller resistor receiving 30% of the total voltage. () What are the resistance values given that their equivalent resistance is 200 77 {b) If both resistors are rated as 2-W resistors, what is the minimurm total voltage that the voltage divider circuit can handle without exceeding the power rating for either resistor?

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1. Two resistors in series are part of a voltage divider circuit with the smaller resistor receiving 30% of the total voltage. () What are the resistance values given that their equivalent resistance is 200 77 {b) If both resistors are rated as 2-W resistors, what is the minimurm total voltage that the voltage divider circuit can handle without exceeding the power rating for either resistor?
1. Two resistors in series are part of a voltage divider circuit with the smaller resistor
receiving 30% of the total voltage.
(a) What are the resistance values given that their equivalent resistance is 200 ??
(b) If both resistors are rated as 2-W resistors, what is the minimum total voltage that the
voltage divider circuit can handle without exceeding the power rating for either
resistor?
Transcribed Image Text:1. Two resistors in series are part of a voltage divider circuit with the smaller resistor receiving 30% of the total voltage. (a) What are the resistance values given that their equivalent resistance is 200 ?? (b) If both resistors are rated as 2-W resistors, what is the minimum total voltage that the voltage divider circuit can handle without exceeding the power rating for either resistor?
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