48 you are given two amplifiers, a and b, to connect in cascade between a 10-mv, 100-k source and a 100- load. the amplifiers have voltage gain, input resistance, and output resistance as follows: for a, 100 v/v, 100 k,10k, respectively; for b, 10 v/v, 10 k,1 k, respectively. your problem is to decide how the amplifiers should be connected. to proceed, evaluate the two possible connections between source s and load l, namely, sabl and sbal. find the voltage gain for each both as a ratio and in decibels. which amplifier arrangement is best?

To place a communications satellite into a geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of 22,240 mi above the surface of the earth, the satellite first is released from a space shuttle , which is in a circular orbit at an altitude of 185 mi, and then is propelled by an upper-stage booster to its final altitude. as the satellite passes through a, the booster's motor is fired to insert the satellite into an elliptic transfer orbit. the booster is again fired at b to insert the satellite into a geosynchronous orbit. knowing that the second firing increases the speed of the satellite by 4810ft/s, determine (a.) the speed of the satellite as it approaches b on the elliptic transfer orbit, (b.) the increase in speed resulting from the first firing at a.