Solution

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For an ideal electrical transformer, let . The reflected secondary load is . Matching a load to an source therefore requires
With the generator replaced by its internal resistance, its resistance referred to the secondary is
This is the source output resistance relevant to matching and maximum power transfer.
To find the windings, use the inductance of a toroidal winding. The mean magnetic path is , the core area is and . Thus
The ideal secondary turn count is , giving the practical nominal design
With integer turns the irrational ratio cannot be exact: reflects the load as , an approximately resistance mismatch. These turn counts use the stated self-inductance; no operating frequency was specified from which to set a separate minimum inductance.
The condition must refer to the unloaded magnetizing reactance, not to the matched loaded input resistance. With ,
The secondary self-inductance is , so its corresponding unloaded coil impedance satisfies
If output impedance means this transformed coil reactance, is its minimum magnitude. It is distinct from the transformed source resistance. This is the magnetizing reactance and reflected resistance in a transformer distinction. A finite magnetizing inductance adds a parallel branch, , so exact purely resistive matching is an ideal large-reactance approximation; interpreting the loaded input itself as both and at least would be impossible.

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