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For a half-wave rectifier supplied by a sinusoidal source of peak value Vm and using an ideal diode, the average DC output voltage is?

AVm/2
BVm/pi
C2Vm/pi
DVm/sqrt(2)

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Correct Answer: B. Vm/pi

Explanation: The average value of one positive half-cycle over a complete cycle is Vm/pi, approximately 0.318Vm.

Reference: Standard electronics: half-wave rectifier

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