Electronic – KVL On A Circuit With 2 Voltage Sources

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I want to apply Kirchhoff's Voltage Law on the circuit showed below. When I apply it, I form this equation : $$-20 + Vx – 3Vx – 6i = 0$$

However, my book forms this equation:

$$ Vx + 3Vx + 6i – 20 = 0 $$

What mistake am I doing here ? I'm assuming clockwise current flow.

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Best Answer

The sign of the source is drawn incorrectly or the polarity of how \$V_x\$ is defined should be reversed.

And most likely the equation is correct.

$$ Vx + 3Vx + 6i - 20 = 0 $$

together with the relation $$ V_x=3\cdot i$$

yields

$$ 18i - 20 = 0 $$

If it were $$ Vx - 3Vx + 6i - 20 = 0 $$ it would yield $$ -20=0$$