Engineering OPamp circuit - how to simplify this term?

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The discussion focuses on simplifying the output-to-input voltage ratio (Uout/Uin) in an operational amplifier (OPamp) circuit. The user successfully established the denominator in a factored form and is seeking guidance on simplifying the numerator, which involves expanding and collecting terms into a polynomial. The quadratic terms typically cannot be factored with real numbers, and the discussion emphasizes the importance of expressing these terms in a standard quadratic format, specifically as ({(s/ω0)}² + (s/Qω0) + 1). The conditions for real roots of the quadratic are also outlined, specifically that Q must be less than or equal to 1/2 for factorability.

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Calculate Uout/Uin
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Basic op amp eq.
So this is the circuit.
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And here i tried to calculate Uout/ Uin , any suggestion how to simplify this term?? I used Uout= Uin * (1+ Z2/Z1)
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It looks good so far. The denominator is done; it's in a factored form. For the numerator, you need to expand it again and collect the terms for s into a polynomial. Usually the quadratic terms in s can't be factored (with real numbers); factor it if you can into ## (1+\frac{s}{\omega_0})(1+\frac{s}{\omega_1}) ##, but that never seems to workout. So, then you just leave them in a format like ## (as^2 + bs + 1) ## which we would actually express as ## ({(\frac{s}{\omega_0})}^2 + \frac{s}{Q \omega_0} +1) ## for reasons you'll get to when you study the quadratic response (simple harmonic oscillators and resonant circuits).
 
DaveE said:
It looks good so far. The denominator is done; it's in a factored form. For the numerator, you need to expand it again and collect the terms for s into a polynomial. Usually the quadratic terms in s can't be factored (with real numbers); factor it if you can into ## (1+\frac{s}{\omega_0})(1+\frac{s}{\omega_1}) ##, but that never seems to workout. So, then you just leave them in a format like ## (as^2 + bs + 1) ## which we would actually express as ## ({(\frac{s}{\omega_0})}^2 + \frac{s}{Q \omega_0} +1) ## for reasons you'll get to when you study the quadratic response (simple harmonic oscillators and resonant circuits).
Note that for the quadratic term ## ({(\frac{s}{\omega_0})}^2 + \frac{s}{Q \omega_0} +1) ##, the roots (given by the quadratic formula) are real when ## Q \leq \frac{1}{2} ## and the quadratic is factorable with Reals. But, since your analysis is done (correctly, IMO) with variables (like R1, C2, etc.), we don't know what value Q has until we put in the values. So, the general solution isn't factorable, that's why we normally leave it as a quadratic.
 

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