a. Determine an average derating factor from the curve of Fig. 17.58 for the region defined by temperatures between 25°C and50°C.
b. Is it fair to say that for temperatures greater than room temperature (up to 100°C), the output current is somewhat unaffected by temperature?

Fig. 17.58

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1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 Case temperature (°C) Relative output curr ent