How to get the Thevenin Voltage

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StuckStudent123

Joined Sep 23, 2016
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Hi,
I have this circuit (attached) and the question is: find the Thevenin voltage. If I find the voltage over the 1K Ohms (near the interface line) will that be the Thevenin Voltage?
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WBahn

Joined Mar 31, 2012
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So if I ignore RL the voltage over the 1K will be RTH?
You can answer that question by considering what the Thevenin voltage represents. Look at the equivalent circuit. What will the voltage at the load terminals be if the load is removed? It will be the Thevenin voltage. Since this is an equivalent circuit (in terms of voltage and current at the load terminals), then the Thevenin voltage is also the voltage appearing at the load terminals in the actual circuit when the load is removed.
 
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