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MIDTERM EXAM Semester/Academic year 1 2023-2024

Date 02/11/2023
Course title Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - VNUHCM Course ID EE1029
FACULTY OF EEE Duration 60 mins. Question sheet code 1
Note: ⎯ Answer on this question sheet.
⎯ Lectures, class notes, books, laptops, iPads, iPhones, etc. are NOT allowed.
⎯ Arithmetic-only calculators are accepted.
⎯ Show all your work, e.g., your solution process, the equation(s) that you use, the values of the
variables used the equation(s), etc.
⎯ Include the unit of measurement in each answer.
⎯ Do NOT communicate with any other students.

Proctor 1 (Signature & Full name) Proctor 2 (Signature & Full name)
Score:

Question 1 (1.0pts.)
a. (0.5pts.) A charge of 2 × 104C flows through an electric heater. The amount of
electrical energy converted into thermal energy is 5 × 106J. Compute the potential
difference across the terminals of the heater.

Ans. 250V

b. (0.5pts.) In the circuit shown below, the 4 bulbs are identical and have a resistance
of 100Ω each. The battery supplies a voltage of 12V. S1, S2, S3 represent switches. What
is the current I1 through bulb 1 when S1 and S3 are closed while S2 is open?

I1

S1
S2
+
-

S3

Ans. 72mA

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Question 2 (1.0pts.)
1. (0.75pts.) Find the root mean square (RMS) of the saw tooth waveform voltage 𝑣(t) as
shown in figure below.
𝑣 ሺ𝑡ሻሺVሻ

10
… 𝑣ሺ𝑡ሻ = 𝑡 + 5 ሺ𝑉ሻ, t : ms
5

0 𝑡ሺ𝑚𝑠ሻ
5 10 15 20 25

5√21
Ans. 7.64V (or )
3

2. (0.25pts.) If the voltage 𝑣(t) is applied to a 100 resistor, compute the average power
absorbed by the resistor.
7
Ans. 0.58W (or W)
12

Question 3 (1.5pts.)
Find the currents I1, I2, I3, I4 and I5 in the circuit below by using Current Divider Rule (CDR).
R1

I1 4Ω

I3 Ans.
R3 6Ω
I2 I1 = 1.5A
V1 18 V
R2 24Ω
I2 = 500mA
I4 I5 I3 = 1A
R4 9Ω R5 18Ω I4 = 667mA
I5 = 333mA

Question 4 (1.0pts.)
Determine the value of the resistance R in the circuit below.

0.6 mA

Ans.

R = 33.33kΩ

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Question 5 (3.0pts.)

7V

1. (0.5pts.) How many nodes does the circuit above contain? Label all of them on the circuit.
Number of nodes: 4

2. (1.5pts.) Use the Kirchhoff’s laws to find the value of voltage V0.

Ans. 2.5V

3. (1.0pts.) Find the power of 7V ideal voltage source and 2mA ideal current source in SRS.
Determine that they are absorbing or supplying power.

Ans.

P7V = 3.5mW (absorbing power)

P2mA = -17mW (supplying power)

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Question 6 (2.5pts.)
1a. (1.0pts.) Find the IV characteristic 1b. (1.0pts.) Find the IV characteristic
equation of the circuit A: IA = f(VA). equation of the circuit B: IB = f(VB).
R1 R2 IA IB R3

4kΩ 4kΩ 2kΩ

+ +
6V 2mA VA VB 4mA R4 2kΩ
V1 I1 I2

- -

Circuit A Circuit B

Ans. Ans.

1 1 1
𝐼𝐴 = − 𝑉𝐴 − 𝐼𝐵 = 𝑉𝐵 − 4
8 4 4

(IA: mA, VA: V) (IB: mA, VB: V)

2. (0.5pts.) Find the value of voltage 𝑉0 in the circuit below.

R1 R2 R3

4kΩ 4kΩ 2kΩ

+

6V 2mA 4mA R4 2kΩ Vo

V1 I1 I2
-

Ans. 5V

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