Question

If you make a voltage divider circuit with R1 = 10K and R2 = 10K, and your Vin is 12V, what will be your Vout?

1) 12V
2) 10V
3) 6V
4) 5V

Answer 1

The correct answer is 3) 6V.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the output voltage (Vout) of a voltage divider circuit, we use the voltage divider formula:

Vout = Vin × (R2 / (R1 + R2))

Given that R1 is 10kΩ and R2 is also 10kΩ, and the input voltage (Vin) is 12V, the formula becomes:

Vout = 12V × (10kΩ / (10kΩ + 10kΩ))

Therefore,

Vout = 12V × (10kΩ / 20kΩ)

Vout = 12V × 0.5

Vout = 6V.

This means that the output voltage of the voltage divider is 6 volts.