Engineering Solving Circuit for Open Terminal Voltage & Questions

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To find the open terminal voltage in the given circuit, it is confirmed that there is no current through the 2k-ohm resistor, resulting in zero voltage drop across it. The circuit can be simplified to a single loop for analysis. The Thevenin equivalent can be calculated with a Thevenin voltage of 4 volts and a Thevenin resistance of 6k ohms. However, since it is a simple loop, directly measuring the voltage across the 12k resistor will yield the same result. This approach simplifies the analysis and provides a clear solution to the problem.
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hi i have this circuit to solve and i want to find the voltage at the open terminal.

i have few question regarding this, is there a current through the 2k resistor (i think there is none since there won't be any current through the open)

at the point of open voltage there use to be a load there i am trying to get a thevinin equivalent for it.

i tried nodal analysis but got stuck by the 2k ohm resistor i don't know how to get around that.

can you help me and tell me the way to solve this circuit and answer few of my question thank you so much.

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seto6 said:
hi i have this circuit to solve and i want to find the voltage at the open terminal.

i have few question regarding this, is there a current through the 2k resistor (i think there is none since there won't be any current through the open)

at the point of open voltage there use to be a load there i am trying to get a thevinin equivalent for it.

i tried nodal analysis but got stuck by the 2k ohm resistor i don't know how to get around that.

can you help me and tell me the way to solve this circuit and answer few of my question thank you so much.

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You're right. There won't be any current through the 2K-ohm resistor, so the voltage drop across it will be zero. You're just left with a single loop then, which is simple to analyze.
 
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so its valid for me to replace this circuit with:

thevinin voltage of : 4 volts

thevinin resistance of = 6k ohm
 
Yes.
 
why do you need thevinin anything? it's just a single loop. find the voltage across the 12k resistor and you have your answer
 

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