St ri ctl y Confi denti al ( For Internal and Restri cted Use onl y)

Seni or School Certificate Exa mi nati on

Mar ki ng Sche me - Physi cs ( Code 55/ 1/ 3)
1. The mar ki ng sche me pr ovi des general gui deli nes t o r educe subj ecti vit y i n t he mar ki ng. The ans wers gi ven i n
t he mar ki ng sche me ar e suggest ed ans wers. The cont ent i s t hus i ndi cat ed. If a st udent has gi ven any ot her
ans wer, whi ch i s different fromt he one gi ven i n t he mar ki ng sche me, but conveys t he meani ng correctl y, such
ans wers shoul d be gi ven full wei ght age.
2. In val ue based questi ons, any ot her i ndi vi dual r esponse wit h suit abl e j ustificati on shoul d al so be accept ed even
if t here is no reference t o t he t ext.
3. Eval uati on i s t o be done as per i nstructi ons pr ovi ded i nt he mar ki ng sche me. It shoul d not be done accor di ng t o
one' s o wn i nt er pret ati on or any ot her consi derati on. Mar ki ng sche me s houl d be adhered t o and r eli gi ousl y
foll owed.
4. If a questi on has parts, pl ease a war d i n t he ri ght hand si de f or each part. Mar ks a war ded f or different part of
t he questi on shoul d t hen be t ot al ed up and written i n t he l eft hand mar gi n and circled.
5. If a questi on does not have any parts, mar ks are t o be awar ded i n t he left hand margi n onl y.
6. If a candi dat e has att e mpt ed an extra questi on, mar ks obt ai ned i n t he questi on att e mpt ed first shoul d be
ret ai ned and t he ot her ans wer shoul d be scored out.
7. No mar ks are t o be deduct ed for t he cu mul ati ve effect of an error. The st udent shoul d be penali zed onl y once.
8. Deduct ½ mar k for writi ng wr ong units, missi ng units, i n t he fi nal ans wer t o nu meri cal pr obl e ms.
9. For mul a can be taken as i mpli ed fromt he cal cul ati ons even if not expli citl y written.
10. In short ans wer t ype question, aski ng f or t wo f eat ures / charact eristics / pr operties if a candi dat e writ es t hree
feat ures, charact eristics / properti es or mor e, onl y t he correct t wo shoul d be eval uated.
11. Full mar ks shoul d be a warded t o a candi dat e if hi s / her ans wer i n a nu meri cal pr obl e mi s cl ose t o t he val ue
gi ven i n t he sche me.
12. In co mpli ance t o t he j udge ment of t he Hon’ bl e Supr e me Court of I ndi a, Boar d has deci ded t o pr ovi de
phot ocopy of t he ans wer book(s) t o t he candi dat es who will appl y f or it al ong with t he r equi site f ee fr o m 2012
exa mi nati on. Theref ore, it i s all t he mor e i mport ant t hat t he eval uati on i s done stri ctl y as per t he val ue poi nts
gi ven i n t he mar ki ng sche me so t hat t he Boar d coul d be i n a positi on t o defend t he eval uati on at any for u m.
13. The Exa mi ner shall al so have t o certify i n t he ans wer book t hat t hey have eval uated t he ans wer book stri ctl y i n
accor dance wit h t he val ue poi nts gi ven i n t he mar ki ng sche me and correct set of questi on paper.
14. Ever y Exa mi ner shall al so ensure t hat all t he ans wers are eval uat ed, mar ks carried over t o t he title paper,
correctl y t ot al ed and written i n fi gures and wor ds.
15. In t he past it has been observed t hat t he foll owi ng are the co mmon t ypes of errors co mmi tt ed by t he Exa mi ners
Leavi ng ans wer or part t hereof unassessed i n an ans wer scri pt.
Gi vi ng mor e mar ks for an ans wer t han assi gned t o it or devi ati on fromt he mar ki ng sche me.
Wr ong transference of marks fromt he i nsi de pages of t he ans wer book t o t he title page.
Wr ong questi on wi se t ot aling on t he title page.
Wr ong t ot ali ng of mar ks of t he t wo col umns on t he title page.
Wr ong grand t ot al.
Mar ks i n wor ds and fi gures not tall yi ng.
Wr ong transference t o marks fromt he ans wer book t o a war d list.
Ans wer mar ked as correct ( ) but mar ks not awar ded.
Hal f or part of ans wer mar ked correct ( ) and t he rest as wr ong ( ) but no mar ks a warded.
16. Any unassessed porti on, non carr yi ng over of mar ks t o t he title page or t otali ng err or det ect ed by t he
candi dat e shall da mage t he pr esti ge of all t he personnel engaged i n t he eval uati on wor k as al so of t he Board.
Hence i n or der t o uphol d t he pr esti ge of all concer ned, it i s agai n r eit erat ed t hat t he i nstructi ons be f oll owed
meti cul ousl y and j udi ci ously.

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 MARKI NG SCHE ME
SET 55/ 1/ 3 ( DELHI)
Q. No. Expected Ans wer/ Val ue Poi nts Mar ks Tot al
Mar ks
1. Spheri cal . 1 1
2. A m 2i 1 1
3. Ma gnit ude of conducti on & di spl ace ment current s are zer o. 1 1
4. ( 1, 3) and ( 2, 4) ½ +½ 1
5. Heat waves, as t hey are transverse/ el ectromagnetic i n nat ure ½ +½ 1

6.
Val ue of current

i= = 5A 1 1

7. Al and Ca ½+ ½ 1
8. ½

½ 1
= 70 Ω
9.
(i) Val ue of Shunt Resist ance 1
(ii) Co mbi ned resist ance 1

(i) Shunt Resist ance

R A ig ½
S
i ig
0.6 1
=
4
= 0. 15 ½

(ii) Tot al Resist ance

1 1 1
= +
RTotal 0.6 0.15

½
Resi st ance =
3 ½ 2
RTot al = = 0. 12
25

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10.
Conditi ons ½ +½
Rel ati on 1

(a) i) Ray of li ght shoul d travel from denser t o rarer me di u m. ½

ii) Angl e of i nci dence shoul d be mor e t han t he critical angl e. ½

1
(b) 1 2
sin ic
wher e i c is t he critical angl e
11.

(a) Sket ch of propagati on 1 ½

(b) Rel ati on ½

(a)

1 ½

[ NOTE: Accept t he alternati ve choi ces i ndi cati ng t he correct directi ons of the
oscillati ng co mponent s of E and B]
½
E
(b) 0 c
B0 2
12.
Identifi cati on of X and Y ½ +½
Functi on of X and Y ½ +½

X : I F st age ½
Y : Amplifi er ½

The carri er frequency is changed t o a l ower frequency by i nt er medi at e frequency

(I F) st age precedi ng t he det ecti on. ½
It i ncreases t he strengt h of det ect ed si gnal ½ 2

13.
St at e ment of lenz l a w 1
Emf and j ustificati on ½ +½

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 The pol arit y of i nduced emf is such t hat it tends t o produce a current whi ch opposes 1
t he change i n magneti c flux t hat produced it.
Yes, as t he magneti c fl ux due t o verti cal co mponent of Eart h’s magneti c keeps on ½ +½ 2
changi ng as t he met allic rod falls down.
14.
Ci rcuit di agra m and worki ng 1½
Its use t o det ect t he opti cal si gnal ½
1
Ci rcuit di agra m of an ill umi nat ed phot odi ode:

When t he phot odi ode i s ill umi nat ed wit h radi ati ons ( phot ons) wit h energy ( hν)
great er t han t he ener gy gap ( Eg) of t he se mi conduct or, t hen el ectron- hol e pairs are
generat ed due t o t he absorpti on of phot ons.
The j uncti on fi el d sends t he el ectrons t o n-si de and hol es t o p-si de t o pr oduce t he 1
e mf. Hence current fl ows t hrough t he l oad when connect ed.

It is easi er t o obser ve t he change i n t he current with change i n t he radi ati on

i nt ensit y, if a reverse bi as is appli ed. Thus phot odi ode can be used as a ½
phot odet ect or t o det ect opti cal si gnal s.

OR

I mport ant consi derati ons 1

Or der of band gap 1
1. It is a heavil y doped p-n j uncti on.
2. The reverse breakdo wn volt ages of LEDs are ver y l ow.
½+ ½
3. The se mi conduct or used for fabri cati on of visi ble LEDs must
atleast have a band gap of 1. 8 e V
( Any t wo of t he above)
1 2
Or der of band gap is about 3 e Vt o 1. 8 e V
15.
Det er mi nati on of power 1½
Nat ure ½

Po wer of convex l ens ½

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 ½
Po wer of concave l ens

½
Po wer of t he co mbi nati on P= P1 +P2
½
= D 2
Nat ure : Conver gi ng

16.
(i) Effect on Bri ght ness of the bul b and reason ½+½
(ii) Effect on volt met er reading and reason ½+½

(i) Increases. ½
As t he val ue of t he base current i ncreases, t he coll ect or current will
i ncrease pr oporti onat el y. ½

P1 = (ii) Increases. ½
Due t o i ncrease i n collect or current, volt age drop acr oss l a mp wi ll
i ncrease. ½ 2

17. P2 =
Expl anati on, how e mf is i nduced 1 ½
Deri vati on of t he expressi on 1 ½

As t he r od i s r ot at ed, free el ectrons i n t he r od move t owar ds t he out er end due t o 1

Lor ent z f orce and get di stri but ed over t he ri ng. Thus, t he resulti ng separati on of
char ges pr oduces as e mf acr oss t he ends of t he rod.
The magnit ude of t he emf generat ed acr oss t he l engt h ‘ dr’ of t he r od as it moves
at ri ght angl e t o t he magneti c fiel d is gi ven by ½

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 ½

18.
(i) Cal cul ati on of pot ential and unkno wn capacit ance 2
(ii) Cal cul ati on of char ge st ored 1

+1/ 2

(i) Char ge st ored

Q= CV ½
300µC= C×V

When pot enti al is reduced by 100 V

100µC= C( V- 100) = CV – 100C
100µC= 300µC- 100C ½
=> 100C = 300µC - 100µC
=
=> 100C = 200µC
Theref ore, capacit ance C= 2 µF ½
as
 ½
Pot enti al, V=

½
(ii) Char ge st ored when volt age appli ed is i ncreased by 100 V
Q’ = 2 µF x (150+100) ½
= 500µC 3

OR

(i) Cal cul ati on of net el ectric fl ux 2

(ii) Cal cul ati on of char ge 1

(1) The magnit ude of el ectric fi el d at t he left face

E = 10 N/ C

∴ fl ux t hr ough t his face ½

= 10 × 20 × 10- 4 cos1800 ½

The magnit ude of el ectric fi el d at t he ri ght face. E = 20 N/ C

½
∴ fl ux t hr ough t his face

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 ½
Net fl ux t hrough t he cyli nder

½
(ii) Charge encl osed i n the cyli nder
½
= 17. 7× 10- 14
3

19.
(a) Two di sti ngui shi ng charact eristic feat ures 1
(b) Cal cul ati on of separati on bet ween t he positi ons of first maxi ma of t wo
wavel engt hs 2

(a)
Di fracti on Interference
1. Wi dt h of pri nci pal maxi ma 1. Wi dt h of all fri nges is same ½
is t wi ce t he wi dt h of ot her
fri nges
2. Int=ensit
400y×goes10- 4on 2. Al l fri nges are of sa me
decreasi
net = Rng+ as or
L der of t he i nt ensit y ½
diffracti on bands i ncreases

= 200
( Accept any ot her disti×ngui
10- shi
4 =ng
2 feat
× 10ure)
-2

Q = net x ∈0 = 2 × 10- 2 × 8. 856× 10- 12

(b) Di st ance of first secondar y maxi mu m from centre maxi ma
=0. 177 pC 0. 18pC
½
Theref ore spaci ng bet ween first secondar y maxi ma on t he screen for t wo wave
lengt hs

= 16. 2×
= 0. 16 mm ½ 3
20.
I mport ant fact ors j ustifying t he need of modul ati on 1½
Di agra m showi ng, how AM wave is obt ai ned 1½

1. Practi cal Si ze of t he antenna or aerial ½

2. Effecti ve power radi at ed by an ant enna ½

3. Mi xi ng up of si gnal s fro m different trans mitt ers ½

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 ½

½ 3

21. (a) Cause of rel ease of ener gy 1

(b) Pl ot of pot enti al ener gy and separati on 1
Mar ki ng of regi ons ½+ ½

(a) Si nce t he t ot al bi ndi ng ener gy of nucl ei on t he l eft si de of reacti on i s not 1

t he sa me as t he t ot al bi ndi ng ener gy of nucl eus on t he ri ght hand si de, t his
difference of bi ndi ng energy appears as t he ener gy rel eased.
(b)

For separati on ( r) ≤ 0. 8 fer mi ½

For ce is repul si ve
For r >0. 8 fer mi force will be attracti ve ½ 3

22.
(a) Reasons of fail ure of wave t heor y t o expl ai n Photoel ectri c effect. 1 ½
(b) Basi c feat ures of Phot on pi ct ure 1½

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 (a) Accor di ng t o wave t heor y

(i) The maxi mu m ki neti c ener gy of t he e mitt ed el ectron shoul d be directl y

pr oporti onal t o t he i nt ensit y of i nci dent radi ati ons but it i s not obser ved ½
experi ment all y. Al so maxi mu m ki neti c ener gy of t he e mitt ed el ectrons
shoul d not depend upon i nci dent frequency accordi ng t o wave t heor y,
but it is not so.
(ii) El ectron e mmi ssi on shoul d t ake pl ace at all frequenci es of radi ati ons i. e. ½
t here shoul d not exi st the t hreshol d frequency. Thi s fact contradi ct s
experi ment al obser vati on

(iii) There shoul d be a ti me l ag i n phot oel ectri c e mmi ssi on but accor di ng t o ½
obser vati on phot oel ectri c e mmi ssi on is i nst ant aneous

(b) Accor di ng t o phot on pi ct ure

½
(i) Each quant um of radi ati on has ener gy h

(ii) In phot oel ectri c effect t he el ectrons i n t he met al absor bs t his quant u m of ½
ener gy (h )

(iii) When t hi s ener gy exceeds t he mi ni mu m ener gy needed f or t he el ectron

½ 3

23.
Det er mi nati on of
(i) Dyna mi c out put resistance ½+½
(ii) d. c current gai n ½+½
(iii) a. c current gai n ½+½

(1) Dyna mi c out put resist ance

VCE
r0 ½
IC Ib

= 0. 2 mA
½
r0 = = 20 K
[ Awar d 1 mar k of t his part if st udent writ es h = 0 + Kma x ]
(2) dc current gai n, at 10 V, I C = 3. 6 mA

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 I c 3.6 x10 3 ½+ ½
= = =120
I b 30 x10 6

(3) ac current gai n

I b = 40 µA – 30 µA = 10 µA
I c = 4. 7 mA – 3. 6 mA = 1. 1 mA

Ic
ac = ½
Ib
1.1x10 3
= =110 ½ 3
10 x10 6
[ NOTE: Credit shoul d also be gi ven t o candi dat e who uses t he ri ght procedure,
but consi ders t he val ues sli ghtl y different fromt hose used above]

24.
Pl ot of variati on of current wit h angul ar frequency 1
Conditi on for resonance ½
Val ue of resist ance for shar per resonance ½
Defi niti on of Q – fact or and its si gnifi cance ½+ ½

½
Conditi on for resonance XL = XC

Res onance will be shar per for resist ance R2 ½

Si gnifi cance of Qfact or

For l ar ge Q f act or, resonance will be shar per and t heref ore circuit will be mor e
sel ecti ve ½ 3

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25.
(a) Deri vati on of t he expressi on for t ot al ener gy 1 ½
(b) Si gnifi cance of negati ve si gn ½
(c) Ener gy l evel di agra m of Paschen seri es 1

(a)

Fr o m (i) and (ii)

½
Ki neti c ener gy

mventi
Pot ( Bohr’s second post ul at e)
n r n al=ener gy

 (ii)
Tot al Ener gy ½
TE = KE + U


½
(b) Negati ve si gn i ndi cates syst e mis bound.
KE =

=
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 ( c) Ener gy l evel di agra m of Paschen seri es

1
3
26.
Four parts 1 mar k for each part

a) Because duri ng t hunder st or m car woul d act as an el ectrost atic shi el d 1

b) Dr. Pat hak displ ayed values of safet y of hu man life, hel pf ul ness , e mpat hy
and sci entific te mper. ( or any ot her t wo rel evant val ues) ½+ ½

c) Gr at ef ul ness , i ndebt edness ( or any ot her rel evant val ue) 1

1 4
d) Exa mpl e of any si mil ar acti on

27.
(a) Deri vati on of t he expressi on for t he t orque wit h di agra m 3
(b) Depi cti on of t he traj ect ori es 2

(a)

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 The magneti c fiel d exerts no force on t he t wo ar ms AD and BC of t he l oop. ½
For ce F1 acts on ar m AB directi ng i nt o t he pl ane.
F1 = IbB
½
For ce F2 acts on ar m CD directi ng out of t he pl ane.
F2 = IbB = F1

Hence t here is a t orque on t he l oop due t o forces F1 and F2 ½

a a
2 2
½
a a
= IbB + IbB = I(ab) B = I AB where A=ab is t he area of t he l oop
2 2

(b)

Her e r1 =r2 5
( Si nce t he mo ment a of char ged parti cl es are equal and t hey have equal char ge,
t heref ore t hey will describe circul ar traj ect ories of sa me radi us)
[If t he candi dat e onl y menti ons t hat t hey descri be circul ar traj ect ori es wi t hout t he
di agra m, one mar k shoul d be a war ded]

OR

(a) Executi on of SHM of compass needl e i n magneti c fiel d 2

Deri vati on of its ti me peri od 1
(b) Fi ndi ng (i) hori zont al component of eart h’s magneti c fiel d (ii) angl e of di p
1+1

(a) Tor que acti ng on t he compass needl e suspended freel y i n a unifor m

ma gneti c fiel d
½

It will be bal anced by t he rest ori ng t or que

For s mall angl e si n ½

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 In equili birum, t he resulting equati on of moti on
½

[If t he st udent j ust writ es t hat t he needl e ,

(i) When sli ghtl y dist ur bed fromits st abl e positi on experi ences a t orque
due t o t he magneti c fiel d and

(ii) writ es t he expressi on for t his t orque ,

Awar d (1 + 1 =2 ) mar ks ]
d2 MB 1
=> 2
=-
dt I
(b) (i)2 Hori zont al component of Eart h’s magneti c fiel d =0
d 1
as Hence its moti on is si mpl e har moni c 5
dt 2 The val ue of angle of di p at t hat pl ace =900
(ii)
28. 2 MB
 =
(a) Ray di agra m showi ng iI mage for mati on 1
Deri vati on of expressionMB for magnifi cati on 2
=
(b) Di sti ncti on bet ween myopi a and hyper metropia 1
Correcti on of defects by diI agra m. 1
I
T= 2
MB

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 Ma gnifi cati on of obj ecti ve
h' L
m0 = = ½
h f0
Angul ar magnifi cati on due t o eyepi ece

½
Tot al magnifi cati on when i mage is for med at i nfinit y
m= m0 me ½

½
(b)
My opi a Hyper met ropi a
1. Di st ant obj ect arri vi ng at t he eye 1. Eyel ens focuses t he i nco mi ng
lens get conver ged at a poi nt i n front li ght behi nd reti na
of t he reti na
2. The eye ball is el ongated 2. The eye ball is short ened
3. Person cannot see dist ant obj ects 3. Person cannot see nearby obj ects ½+ ½
cl earl y. cl earl y.
( Any t wo or any ot her correct ans wer)

me =

½+ ½ 5
Myopi a can be correct ed by Hyper metropi a can be correct ed by
= ng a concave l ens bet ween
i nt erposi i nt erposi ng a convex l ens bet ween
eye and obj ect eye and obj ect
[ Awar d onl y half mar k if di agra ms not dra wn, a war d full mar k even if explanati on
is not written]
OR
(a) St at e ment of Huygen’s pri nci pl e 1
Di agra m 1
Verifi cati on of Snell’s law 1
(b) Expl anati on of (i) and (ii) 1+1

(a) Accor di ng t o Huygens pri nci pl e, each poi nt of t he wavefr ont i s t he source of a
secondar y di st ur bance and t he wavel ets e manating fr o mt hese poi nt s spread out i n
all directi ons wit h t he speed of t he wave. A co mmon t angent t o all t hese wavel ets,
gi ves t he ne w positi on of t he wavefront at a lat er ti me. 1

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 1

Verifi cati on of Snell’s law

Fr o m fi gure
BC vt
si n i = = 1
AC AC
½
AE vt
si n r = = 2
AC AC
½
sin i v1
= =
sin r v2

(b) Yes,
(i) Refl ecti on and refraction arise t hrough i nt eraction of i nci dent li ght
wi t h t he at o mi c constit uent s of matt er. At o ms may be vi e wed as oscillat ors, whi ch
take up t he frequency of t he ext er nal agency (li ght) causi ng f orced oscillations. The 1
frequency of li ght e mi tted by a char ged oscillat or equal s its frequency of
oscillati on. Thus, t he frequency of scatt ered li ght equal s t he frequency of i nci dent
li ght.[ Any ot her correct expl anati on]

(ii) No. Ener gy carri ed by a wave depends on t he a mplit ude of t he wave, not on t he 1
speed of wave pr opagation. 5

29.
(a) Wor ki ng pri nci pl e of pot enti omet er 1
Di agra m 1
Expr essi on 1
(b) Two possi bl e causes for one si ded defl ecti on 1+1

(a) Pri nci pl e : When a const ant current fl ows t hr ough a wire of unifor m area of
cr oss secti on t hen pot ential difference bet ween t wo poi nts on t he wire is directl y
pr oporti onal t o lengt h of t his secti on of wire.
Vα l
1

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 1

½
1 l1
=> =
2 l2
1
(b) (i) When t he dri ver cell/ source cell has e mf l ess than t he e mf of t he cells to be
co mpared. 5
(ii) When t he positi ve end of t he pot enti omet er wi re is connect ed t o negati ve 1
ter mi nal of t he cell whose e mf is t o be co mpared / det er mi ned

OR
(a) St at e ment of Kirchhoff’s rul e ½+ ½
Obt ai ni ng t he bal ance conditi on i n Wheat st one Bri dge 2
(b) Cal cul ati on of val ues of R1 and R2 2

(a)(i) Al gebrai c su m of t he currents ent eri ng t he j uncti on is equal t o t he sum of ½

current s leavi ng t he j uncti on.

(ii) The Al gebrai c sum of t he changes i n pot enti al around any cl osed l oop i nvol vi ng ½
[A2lt l
resist ors and cells is zer o.
=
ernati2 vel y accept t he mat he mati cal for m of t he Kirchhoff’s rul e]

In l oop ADBA

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 -I1 R1 + 0 +I2 R2 = 0
=> I1 R1 = I2 R2 ½

In l oop CBDC
I2 R4 + 0 – I1 R3 = 0
=> I2 R4 = I1 R3 ½
R R
=> 1 = 3 ½
R2 R4

R1 40 2
(b) = =
R2 60 3 ½

R1 10 60 3
= =
R2 40 2
½
R1 10 3
+ =
R2 R2 2
2 10 3
=> + = ½
3 R2 2
=>R2 =12

Substit uti ng for R2 and findi ng t he val ue of R1

½
R1 =8
5

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