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Module 2: Signal Conditioning Systems

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A first-order filter consists of:
(i) One resistor and one capacitor
(ii) Two inductors
(iii) Operational amplifier only
(iv) A transformer

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Answer

Correct option: (i) One resistor and one capacitor

Explanation

A basic first-order RC filter is made using one resistor and one capacitor. It has one energy-storage element and therefore has a roll-off of approximately 20 dB/decade beyond its cutoff frequency.

For a simple RC low-pass filter, the cutoff frequency is:

fc=12πRCf_c = \frac{1}{2\pi RC}

Below the cutoff frequency, the signal passes with relatively little attenuation. Above the cutoff frequency, higher-frequency components are increasingly attenuated.

Therefore, the correct answer is (i).

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