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Please see attached image. I've become confused if the answer to this question, which uses Miller's Theorem is correct as it should not be a minus, rather it should be a plus. Please see my working out.

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Question Working Out Solution

Arsenal123
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In general case the situations look like this

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Now let as try to find a input resistance.

Rin = Vin/Iin

In = (Vin - Vout)/R = (Vin - A*Vin)/R = Vin * (1 - A)/R

Rin = Vin/Iin = R/(1 - A)

As you can see we have a "minus" sign. We get the "plus" sign only when our amplifier gain is negative (inverting amplify)

Rin = R/(1 - (-A)) = R/(1+|A|)

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  • Okay, so when the gain is negative the resistance would be plus, but when the gain is positive the resistance would be minus? If that made sense – Arsenal123 May 15 '16 at 19:33
  • If you have a inverting amplifier we will have a "plus" sign and our Rin resistance is (1 + |A|) smaller then R or our capacitor is (1 + |A|) larger then C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_effect. But if our amplifier is "voltage follower"(non-inverting) and your circuit is a source follower (voltage gain from 0 to 1). Now Rin will be 1/(1 -A) times larger. And sometimes we call this a "bootstrap". But for A = 1 we will have Rin = oo. And if A > 1 we have a special case. Rin becomes negative. We create a negative resistor. For example if A = 2 and R = 10 Ohm ---->Rin = -10 Ohm – G36 May 16 '16 at 16:50
  • And this is how Negative impedance converter work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_impedance_converter#Basic_circuit_and_analysisWe have a non-inverting amplifier with gain of 2 and a feedback resistor (R3 in wiki) between the input and output terminals. – G36 May 16 '16 at 16:52