USAPhO 2015, Полуфинал — Задача 2. Question A2
USA Physics Olympiad Exam — Part A / Part B · 25 т.
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Original question and matching key disagree at A4: the question uses Tmax and X=C; repeated key statement uses400K and says X need not coincide with C, but actual worked key graph/argument still place C/X/Y together. Both native versions are explicitly retained. B1 question says three independent parts although only a/b exist; repeated key says two. Original mathematical/sign/symbol defects remain printed, with evidence notes.
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Условие
Consider the circuit shown below. is a constant current source, meaning that no matter what device is connected between points A and B, the current provided by the constant current source is the same.

a. Connect an ideal voltmeter between and . Determine the voltage reading in terms of any or all of and .
b. Connect instead an ideal ammeter between and . Determine the current in terms of any or all of and .
c. It turns out that it is possible to replace the above circuit with a new circuit as follows:

From the point of view of any passive resistance that is connected between A and B the circuits are identical. You don't need to prove this statement, but you do need to find and in terms of any or all of and .
Решение
a.
An ideal voltmeter has infinite resistance, so no current flows between A and B. By symmetry, the same current must flow down each leg, so the current in each leg is .
Assume the potential at the bottom is zero. The potential at A is the same as the junction to the left of A, so
The potential at B is found the same way,
The difference is
The sign is not important for scoring purposes.
b.
An ideal ammeter has zero resistance, so we just need to find the current through the effective resistor that connects the two vertical branches. This current will flow to the left.
By symmetry, the current through each vertical resistance of must be the same, as well as the currents through each vertical resistance of . This gives the system of equations
Eliminating gives
Finally, eliminating gives and
c.
We can simply use the previous results. If A and B are shorted, all of the current will flow through AB, so . If the resistance between A and B is infinite, the potential across AB will be , so . The statement we made above is called Norton's theorem.
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