P 2.10-1 The circuit shown in Figure P 2.10-1 is used to test the CCVS. Your lab partner claims that this measurement shows that the gain of the CCVS is –20 V/A instead of +20 V/A. Do you agree? Justify your answer.

 

 

Figure P 2.10-1

 

 

The Ammeter is hooked up so that it is reading the negative of the current .  So the actual value of is +2.0 A, so the gain is positive.  The lab partner is wrong!

 

 

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