Voltage Divider Polarity

[Jewish_Vulcan]

What polarity does the output of a voltage divider have?, do the resistors only decrease the original voltage?

 

[Bystander]

Are resistors active or passive components?

 

[Jewish_Vulcan]

Are resistors active or passive components?

They are passive because they do not produce energy. Why?

 

[Bystander]

Is a passive component going to do anything to the polarity of the circuit?

 

[sophiecentaur]

What polarity does the output of a voltage divider have?, do the resistors only decrease the original voltage?

Have you looked at the theory / equation for a Voltage divider (potential divider)? What gave you the impression that the PD could change polarity if the reference zero is the same for input and output?