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What makes a bias divider stiff?

  • A.Its current is smaller than the base current
  • B.Its resistance is small compared with the reflected emitter resistance
  • C.Its two resistors are equal in value
  • D.Its Thevenin voltage equals half the supply

Answer: B

A stiff divider is one whose Thevenin resistance is well below the impedance looking into the base, so base current changes barely move the base voltage - a tenth of it is the usual rule. Equal resistors and a half-supply tap are arbitrary choices, and a divider current below the base current would be hopelessly soft. Stiffness is always a comparison between a source impedance and what it drives, never an absolute value. Working one numerical case through both schemes side by side fixes the distinction better than any rule of thumb.

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