Figure caption, A potential divider (or voltage divider), circuit diagram \(\text{V}_{\text{s}}\) (Supply Voltage): This is the input voltage applied across the series combination of R1 and R2.

Typically, a headphone is connected to the loudspeaker output of the final amplifier stages through a voltage divider circuit. However, this simple design has two distinct disadvantages. Firstly, the ...

The circuit of a voltage divider may be drawn with the two resistors vertical, not horizontal. If there are two resistors in series across a voltage source, then the circuit is a voltage divider.