Picture won\'t work, here is a link--QUESTION 1 http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ECE204/SP15/homework/supplement17_1.pdf Solution For a diode to be forward biased, the voltage at positive terminal should be greater than negative side. The voltage applied on positive side is at max 5V connected via a resistor. D1 has 5v on negative side. so it is reverse biased. D2 has -5V on negative side, which is less than that on positive side so it is forward biased. D3 has 5v on negative side. so it is reverse biased. D4 has -5V on negative side, which is less than that on positive side so it is forward biased. Given a 0.7V drop occurs for forward biased diodes. So Vout - (-5V) = 0.7 Vout = -4.3V.