Designing a Voltage Divider Circuit with a Trim Pot

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Homework Statement


I need to make a circuit with a Potentiometer as a voltage divider. There is a 9V voltage source. Two resistors(in blue on the picture). The first blue line, is a 3k Ohm resistor. The second after the Turn Pot is a 1k ohm resistor. The red lines are red wire. The black line is the ground wire.


The Attempt at a Solution


I have built a circuit, the image link below is what I have done so far. I created the image in paint but I have the actual circuit built. I just want to know if I am correct or if I am wrong. Thank you.

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By turn pot, do you mean trim pot?
 
gomezfx said:
By turn pot, do you mean trim pot?

Oh shoot, yes, I do mean trim pot. Thank you! can you help?