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Assertion (A): Assertion: Voltage divider bias makes the operating point nearly independent of beta.

Reason (R): Reason: The emitter current is set by the base voltage and the emitter resistor.

Select the correct answer from the options below.

  • A.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • B.A is true but R is false
  • C.A is false but R is true
  • D.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer: D

Both are true and the second is exactly why the first holds: the expression for emitter current contains only a voltage and a resistance, with no device parameter in it. Beta enters only through the small base current loading the divider, which a stiff divider makes negligible. Arranging a design so that the least reliable parameter cancels out of the governing equation is the general technique this arrangement illustrates. The shared properties explain why these schemes form a family, and the differences explain why more than one exists.

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