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Question 404

What are the principal frequencies that appear at the output of a mixer?

  1. Two and four times the input frequency
  2. The square root of the product of input frequencies
  3. The two input frequencies along with their sum and difference frequenciesCorrect answer
  4. 1.414 and 0.707 times the input frequency

Explanation

A mixer multiplies two signals, and multiplication of two sine waves produces their sum and difference frequencies. In a practical mixer some of both input frequencies also appears at the output, so a filter selects the wanted product.

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