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Q. A potential divider is used to give outputs of $2 V$ and $3 V$ from a $5 V$ source, as shown in figure.
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Which combination of resistances, $R_{1}, R_{2}, R_{3}$ gives the correct voltages?
$R _{1} k \Omega$ $R _{2} k \Omega$ $R _{3} k \Omega$
(a) 1 1 2
(b) 2 1 2
(c) 3 2 2
(d) 3 2 3

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Solution:

$i R_{1}=(5-3) V =2 V$
$\quad i R_{2}=(3-2) V =1 V$
$\quad i R_{3}=(2-0) V =2 V$
$\Rightarrow R_{1}: R_{2}: R_{3}=2: 1: 2$