// to find base current // Electronic Principles // By Albert Malvino , David Bates // Seventh Edition // The McGraw-Hill Companies // Example 6-4, page 197 clear;clc; close; // Given data Bdc=200;// current gain Vbb=2;// base source voltage in volts Vbe=0.7;// emitter diode in volts Rb=100*10^3;// resistance in ohms // Calculations Ib=(Vbb-Vbe)/Rb;// current through base resistor in amperes Ic=Ib*Bdc;// collector current in amperes disp("Amperes",Ic,"collector current =") // Result // collector current is 2.6mAmperes