Derive an expression for \(v_{out}\) in terms of \(v_{in}\) for the circuit shown in Fig. 6.8.
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Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is commonly used to fabricate resistors whose value depends on the intensity of light shining on the surface. In Fig. 6.61 a CdS “photocell” is used as the feedback resistor \(R_f\). In total darkness, it has a resistance of \(100\ k \Omega\), and a resistance of \(10\ k \Omega\) under a light intensity of 6 candela. \(R_L\) represents a circuit that is activated when a voltage of 1.5 V or less is applied to its terminals. Choose \(R_1\) and \(V_s\) so that the circuit represented by \(R_L\) is activated by a light of 2 candela or brighter.
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