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Voltage Divider
Output voltage of resistive voltage divider
DC Circuits
Source Details
Id
elec-voltage-divider
Name
Voltage Divider
Discipline
electrical
Category
DC Circuits
Latex
V_{out} = V_{in} \frac{R_2}{R_1 + R_2}
Description
Output voltage of resistive voltage divider
Variables
[
{
"symbol": "Vₒᵤₜ",
"name": "Output Voltage",
"unit": "V",
"siUnit": "V"
},
{
"symbol": "Vᵢₙ",
"name": "Input Voltage",
"unit": "V",
"siUnit": "V"
},
{
"symbol": "R₁",
"name": "Resistance 1",
"unit": "Ω",
"siUnit": "Ω"
},
{
"symbol": "R₂",
"name": "Resistance 2",
"unit": "Ω",
"siUnit": "Ω"
}
]Solve For
Vₒᵤₜ, Vᵢₙ, R₁, R₂
Tags
voltage, divider, resistor, ratio
Is Custom
false