Maximum power transfer: the question

EE 314 · Lecture 08, the theorem, stated · back to the slide

This is the circuit from the lecture, running. Change it and the answer changes with it:

Symbols, so nothing simulates yet. Put in $V_{Th} = 6$ V and $R_{Th} = 5$ k, then step $R_L$ through 1 k, 5 k and 10 k and watch the load power rather than the load voltage: 1 mW, 1.8 mW, 1.6 mW. The voltage climbs the whole way; the power does not.