EE-202

Exam I
February 6, 2008
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Section 01, 8:30 MWF Section 02, 12:30 MWF

INSTRUCTIONS
There are 10 multiple choice worth 5 points each and
there is 1 workout problem worth 50 points.

This is a closed book, closed notes exam. No scrap paper or calculators are
permitted. A transform table will be handed out separately.
Carefully mark your multiple choice answers on the scantron form. Work on
multiple choice problems and marked answers in the test booklet will not be graded.
Nothing is to be on the seat beside you.
When the exam ends, all writing is to stop. This is not negotiable.
No writing while turning in the exam/scantron or risk an F in the exam.

All students are expected to abide by the customary ethical standards of the
university, i.e., your answers must reflect only your own knowledge and reasoning
ability. As a reminder, at the very minimum, cheating will result in a zero on the exam
and possibly an F in the course.

Communicating with any of your classmates, in any language, by any means, for
any reason, at any time between the official start of the exam and the official end of the
exam is grounds for immediate ejection from the exam site and loss of all credit for this
exercise.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE.

1. Find the Laplace transform, L {vout (t)} , when iin (t) = 2u(t) for the circuit below.
2 2 2
(1) (2) (3)
s s+2 s(s + 2)
4 4 2 2
(4) (5) (6) !
s(s + 2) s+2 s s+2
1
(7) (8) None of these
2s + 1

2s 2 4
Solution 1. Vout (s) = ! = . ANSWER: 5
s+2 s s+2

2. The step response to the circuit below is vout (t) = :

(1) 2(1 ! e!t )u(t) (2) 2u(t) (3) !2e!t u(t)
(4) (1 ! e!t )u(t) (5) !e!t u(t) (6) 2(1 ! e!2t )u(t)
(7) (1 ! e!2t )u(t) (8) None of these

2
1 1 1 1
Solution 2. Vout (s) = s ! = = " . Thus vout (t) = (1 ! e!t )u(t) . ANSWER 4.
2
+2 s s(s + 1) s s + 1
s
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3. Determine the Laplace transform, L { f (t)} , of f (t) =

d "
dt #{ }
3 ! 2e!2t + e!t $ u(t) where u(t) is
%
the unit step function.

3 2 1 3 1 2 4 1
(1) ! + (2) + ! (3) !
s s +1 s + 2 s s +1 s + 2 s +1 s + 2
2s s 4s s 4 1
(4) 3 ! + (5) 3 + ! (6) !
s +1 s + 2 s + 2 s +1 s + 2 s +1
s 2s
(7) 3 + ! (8) None of these
s +1 s + 2

ANSWER : 7

s
4. The value of C for which the transfer function for the op amp circuit below is H (s) = !
(s + 2)(s + 4)
is C = (in F):
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 0.25 (4) 4
(5) 0.5 (6) 0.2 (7) None of above

1 s
1 1
Yin (s) 1+ s+ s
Solution 4: ANSWER 5: H (s) = ! =! Cs = ! C =!
Y f (s) s+4 s+4 " 1%
$# s + '& ( s + 4 )
C
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5. The loop equations of the circuit below are

"1 + 2s 0 !2s 1%
$ ' " I1 % "Vs1 %
$ 0
4 $ ' $ '
2s + + 2 !2 !1' $ I 2 ' $ 0 '
$ s ' =
$ !2s ' $ I3 ' $ 0 '
!2 2s + 4 0 $ ! ' $ '
$ ' V
0 '& # & # &
0
$# !1 1 !4

The value of C is (in F):

(1) –1 (2) 2 (3) 0.5 (4) 4
(5) 0.25 (6) –4 (7) None of these

Solution 5 & 6. The loop equations are

"1 + 2s 0 !2s 1% "1 + 2s 0 !2s 1%

$ ' " I1 % "Vs1 % $ ' " I1 %
$ 0
1 $ ' $ ' 4 $ '
2s + +2 !2 !1' $ I 2 ' $ 0 ' $ 0 2s + + 2 !2 !1' $ I 2 '
$ Cs ' = =$ s '
$ !2s ' $ I3 ' $ 0 ' $ $I '
!2 2s + 4 0 $ ! ' $ ' !2s !2 2s + 4 0 ' $ !3 '
$ ' V $ ' V
0 '& # & # & $# !1 0 '& # &
0
$# !1 1 K 1 !4

5. C = 0.25 F ANSWER: 5
6. K = –4 ANSWER: 6

6. Refering again to the circuit of problem 5, the value of K is (in Ω):

(1) –1 (2) 2 (3) –0.25 (4) 4
(5) –2 (6) –4 (7) None of these
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4s
7. The input admittance of a simple circuit is Yin (s) = .
s2 + 4
The associated circuit contains of only a single inductor L and a single capacitor C. The values of
these circuit elements are (L, C) = (in H and F):

(1) (1, 4) (2) (4, 1) (3) (1, 2) (4) (2, 1)

(5) (4, 0.25) (6) (0.25, 1) (7) (1, 0.25) (8) None of above

s2 + 4 1
Soluiton 7. Zin (s) = = 0.25s + . Thus L = 0.25 H and C = 1 F. ANSWER: 6.
4s s

I (s)
8. The input admittance of the circuit below is Yin (s) = out =:
Vin (s)
5 0.2 s2 + 5
(1) 2.5 + (2) 2.5 + (3) 0.4
5 0.2 (s + 1)2 + 2 2
s+ s+
s s
1 1 1
(4) (5) (6)
0.2s 0.2s 5
2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + s +
s2 + 5 s 2 + 0.2 s
(7) none of above

5 5s s 2 + 2s + 5
Soluiton 8. ANSWER 3: Zin (s) = 2.5 + = 2.5 + = 2.5 . Hence
5 s2 + 5 s2 + 5
s+
s
1 s2 + 5 s2 + 5
Yin (s) = = 0.4 .
2.5 s 2 + 2s + 5 (s + 1)2 + 2 2
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s + a + 5b
9. The transfer function of a particular circuit is given by H (s) = . The impulse response
(s + a)2 + b 2
is:
(1) cos(at)u(t) + 5 sin(bt)u(t) (2) eat cos(bt)u(t) + 5 sin(bt)u(t)
(3) eat [ cos(bt) + 5 sin(bt)] u(t) (4) e!at [ cos(bt) + 5 sin(bt)] u(t)
(5) e!at cos(bt)u(t) + 5 sin(bt)u(t) (6) !a cos(bt)u(t) + 5 sin(bt)u(t)
(7) none of above

s + a + 5b s+a 5b
Solution 9. H (s) = 2 2
= 2 2
+ . So the impulse response is:
(s + a) + b (s + a) + b (s + a)2 + b 2
e!at [ cos(bt) + 5 sin(bt)] u(t) . ANSWER 4

10. If two signals x(t) and y(t) are related by the equations
t
dx(t)
dt
+ 2y(t) = 4! (t) and 2x(t) ! " y(z)dz = 2 u(t) ,
0!

where x(0 ! ) = 2 , u(t) is the unit step function, and ! (t) is the Dirac delta function, then X(s) is:

10 2 8 1.2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
s s 5 s
8 1.6 6
(5) (6) (7) (8) None of these
s s 5

ANSWER 10: ANSWWER 2: sX(s) ! 2 + 2Y (s) = 4!!"!!sX(s) + 2Y (s) = 6 ,

Y (s) 2
2X(s) ! = !"!4sX(s) ! 2Y (s) = 4
s s
2
Therefore, 5sX(s) = 10!!! X(s) = .
s
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11. The impedance, Zin, of the circuit shown below is, in ohms:
2 2a 2!a
(1) 2 + 2s + (2) 2 + 2s + (3) 2 + 2s +
s s s
2+a 2 + 2a
(4) 2 + 2s + (5) 2 + 2s +
s s
2 ! 2a 2a ! 2
(6) 2 + 2s + (7) 2 + 2s +
s s
(8) None of these

2 " 2 ! 2a %
Solution 11: ANSWER (6) Vin (s) = (2 + 2s)I R (s) + (I R (s) ! aI R (s)) = $ 2 + 2s + ' I R (s)
s # s &
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12. Consider the RL circuit below. The switch has been closed for a long time. At t = 1 s, the switch
opens. The response output is iL (t) . Then for t ! 1 , iL (t) = (in A):
(1) !4e!5(t !1)u(t ! 1) (2) 20e!5(t !1)u(t ! 1) (3) !5e!5(t !1)u(t ! 1)
(4) 4e!5(t !1)u(t ! 1) (5) 5e!5(t !1)u(t ! 1) (6) !20e!5(t !1)u(t ! 1)
( )
(7) !20 1 ! e!5(t !1) u(t ! 1) (8) None of these

Solution 12. ANSWER 4. For t ! 1 , the equivalent circuit is given below. Thus
V (s) s # 4e!s & 4e!s
I L (s) = !I R (s) = ! L =! " %! (= . iL (t) = 4e!5(t !1)u(t ! 1) .
5 s+5 $ s ' s+5
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WORKOUT PROBLEM. (40 points) Consider the circuit below.

Suppose vin (t) = 20u(t + 100) V, meaning it has been exciting the circuit for 100 seconds before t = 0.
The switches have been in positions A for a long time and move to positions B at t = 0 .

(a) (4 pts) Compute vC (0 ! ) .

(b) (5 pts) Draw the frequency domain equivalent circuit valid for t ! 0 .
(c) (15 pts) Suppose R = 2 Ω. Based on a correct answer to (b), write a set of three (modified) nodal
equations in the variables VC (s) , Vout (s) , and I d (s) . SIMPLIFY.
(d) (3 pts) Write (c) as a 3 ! 3 matrix equation.
(e) (7 pts) Write down the Crammer's rule formula for solving for Vout (s) but DO NOT solve
the equations.
(f) (6 pts) Write down MATLAB code that would allow you to solve directly for the vector of
variables [VC I d ] using MATLAB's symbolic toolbox.
T
Vout

Solution Workout. (a) Capcitor looks open after a long time. Hence by V-division,
vC (0 ! ) = 0.5 * 20 = 10 V.
(b) s-domain model (NOTE: NO functions of t—the presence of t indicates a fundamental
misunderstanding of basic 202 methods of analysis.)
(c)

(c) and (d) Note, the constraint equation is

VC (s) ! Vout (s) = RI d (s) + 2Vout !!"!!VC (s) ! 3Vout (s) ! 2I d (s) = 0

The other two are obvious and similar to class example, HW, and prior tests!
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"1 + 0.5s 0 1 % " VC (s) % " 5 %

$ 0 0.25s + 1 !1 '' $$Vout (s) '' = $$ 0 ''
$
$# 1 !3 !2 '& $# I d (s) '& $# 0 '&

"1 + 0.5s 5 1 %
det $$ 0 0 !1 ''
$# 1 0 !2 '&
(e) Crammers Rule: Vout (s) =
"1 + 0.5s 0 1%
$
det $ 0 0.25s + 1 !1 ''
$# 1 !3 !2 '&

(f)

syms s M X
M = [1+0.5*s 0 1; 0 0.25*s+1 1; 1 1 2]
b = [5 0 0]’
X = inv(M)*b