Oh, that makes sense. Thank you.
Now, I have one more, very similar question that I can't quite finish...
From this, I have gotten three unique equations:
[LATEX]V_R = I_LR_L=V_d_dR_L/(R_L + R_E)[/LATEX]
[LATEX]V_D_S = I_LR_E=V_d_dR_E/(R_L + R_E)[/LATEX]
[LATEX]I_L =V_d_d/(R_L + R_E)[/LATEX]
(which is the same as the fourth)
[LATEX]R_E=V_d_d/I_L - R_L[/LATEX]
We're given [LATEX]V_d_d = 6V[/LATEX] and [LATEX]R_L = 200Ω[/LATEX] but we need to find four unknowns [LATEX]V_R, V_D_S, I_L, R_E[/LATEX] so I can't figure out a fourth equation... Any ideas are greatly appreciated. thank you