Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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Chapter 11, Problem 21P
Assuming that the load impedance is to be purely resistive, what load should be connected to terminals a-b of the circuits in Fig. 11.52 so that the maximum power is transferred to the load?
Figure 11.52
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