| Chapter Objectives (See related pages)
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
• Calculate the voltage drops in an unloaded voltage divider. |
| | | • Explain why resistor voltage drops are proportional to the resistor values in a series circuit. |
| | | • Calculate the branch currents in a parallel circuit. |
| | | • Explain why the branch currents are inversely proportional to the branch resistances in a parallel circuit. |
| | | • Define what is meant by the term loaded voltage divider. |
| | | • Calculate the voltage, current, and power values in a loaded voltage divider. |
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