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A band-pass filter has lower and upper cutoff frequencies of 8 kHz and 12 kHz. What is its bandwidth?

  1. 4 kHz
  2. 10 kHz
  3. 20 kHz
  4. 2 kHz

Answer

A. 4 kHz

Solution

BW=f2-f1=12 kHz-8 kHz=4 kHz.

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