Hi I'm struggling a bit with obtaining the total resistance of this circuit, I know it's an easy one I'm just a bit confused on how the resistors are merged using parallel and series operations, here's an image:
The overall goal is to obtain Thevenin's equivalent circuit so when obtaining \$R_{th}\$ the circuit is open between nodes A and B, and the voltage source is shorted out.
I've tried
- First
- Rp = R1//R3
- Rs = Rp + R2
- Rt = Rs//R4 = 2.29
- Second
- Rs1 = R1 + R2 = 9
- Rs2 = R3 + R4 = 8
- Rt = Rs1//Rs2 = 4.23
Any help is really appreciated.
Best Answer
If you're looking for Rth, you do exactly as you said (remove RL such that there is an open-circuit between A and B, then shut V2 off and measure equivalent resistance from A to B).
First, remove the resistor and short V2. If you label nodes at this point, it will help you to redraw the circuit in a more typical fashion:
Convince yourself that that is true, and from there you should be golden :)