Find the Thevenin's Equivalence of a Circuit

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The forum discussion centers on finding the Thevenin's equivalence of an electrical circuit. The user successfully calculated the Thevenin resistance (Rth) as 20 ohms but encountered difficulties determining the Thevenin voltage (Vth). After redrawing the circuit and setting up the equation 4 - Vth/10 = 0, the user concluded Vth to be 40V. However, there was confusion regarding the current through a 5-ohm resistor, which was initially calculated as 1.6A, while the correct value was identified as 2.4A.

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moved into homework foum so template headers are missing
I don't know how to find the thevenin's equivalence of a circuit.
In this question,it is required to find the thevenin's equivalence of the circuit.

Firstly,I found the Rth,and the Rth is 20ohm.

But I had difficulty in finding the Vth.
In the first step I redrew the circuit in the following way.
And I set a equation to find that.
4-Vth/10=0
And Vth is 40V.
So finally the current going through 5ohm resistant is 1.6.
But the current going though is 2.4 in fact.
Have I made any mistakes in my calculation?
Thanks
 

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haha1234 said:
I don't know how to find the thevenin's equivalence of a circuit.
In this question,it is required to find the thevenin's equivalence of the circuit.

Firstly,I found the Rth,and the Rth is 20ohm.

But I had difficulty in finding the Vth.
In the first step I redrew the circuit in the following way.
And I set a equation to find that.
4-Vth/10=0
And Vth is 40V.
So finally the current going through 5ohm resistant is 1.6.
But the current going though is 2.4 in fact.
Have I made any mistakes in my calculation?
Thanks
This is homework. You should have sent it to the Homework section.
Your solution (Thevenin parameters, current through the 5 ohm resistor)
is correct.
How did you get 2.4 A? It is wrong.
 

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