Diode Problem
Problem Diode4P05

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• In this circuit, it is claimed that the diode will only conduct current when the input voltage is larger than V_b.  Assuming that is true (and it is!), determine how the circuit will respond (i.e. sketch the output voltage) when the input is not a sinusoid, but a linearly increasing voltage.
• Assume that the voltage starts at zero at t = 0, and rises one volt each second.
• The voltage, V_b, is 5 volts.
• Assume a perfect diode.