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Substituting a = ∞ Equation 1 into Equation 16 results in,
Recall that in equation Equation 6 we state that Vd, the voltage difference between Vn and Vp, is equal to zero and therefore, Vn = Vp. Still they are not shorted together. Rather there is said to be a virtual short between Vn and Vp. The concept of the virtual short further simplifies analysis of the non-inverting op amp circuit in Figure 2-1.
Using the virtual short concept, we can say that,
Realizing that finding Vn is now the same resistor divider problem solved in Equation 12 and substituting Equation 18 into it, we get,
Rearranging and solving for A, we get,
The same result is derived in Equation 17. Using the virtual short concept reduced solving the non-inverting amplifier, shown in Figure 2-1, to solving a resistor divider network.