Thevenin equivalents

Objectives:

- Understand the usefulness of Thevenin equivalents

- Identify the percent error between using the complete circuit or Thevenins equivalent method

Procedure:

Step 1: do calculations. Find R Thevenin 

 And then find V Thevenin 

Step 2: Use nodal analysis to find R Thevenin 

Step 3: Determine the smallest permissible R_L2 using a. Voltage divider b. Short circuit c. Open circuit by inspection

Step 4: Now we set up the circuit and record the data 

Data: 

Observations: We see that the percent error is significantly small which lets us come with the conclusion that by using Thevenins equivalent we are able to find accurate and precise answers.