GATE EC 2014 Set 3 — Question 30
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Consider the following block diagram in the figure.
The transfer function is

Correct answer
(C) G₁ G₂ + G₂ + 1
Solution
By tracing the signal paths from the input to the output in the feedforward diagram:
Therefore, the transfer function is:
This matches option (C).
1.Path through and :
2.Path through the first summer and :
3.Direct path to the second summer:
Summing these contributions at the output:Therefore, the transfer function is:
This matches option (C).
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