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How do I go about calculating the voltage output for an operational amplifier when the only connection to the the voltage source is through the operational amplifier itself?

For example, the diagram below has a 1.8 V source and 7 kohm resistor connected to Vp and a 1.2 V source and 10 kohm resistor connected to Vn of the operational amplifier. These sources are not bridged by an additional resistor or wire connecting either source to Vo.

Edit: The answer should be a numerical value. The hint that was given is that the op amp will saturate to +Vcc if V+ > V- or will saturate to -Vcc if V- > V+

I understand that Kirchoff's laws can be used to determine the output when the voltage source connects to it via a node at Vp or Vn, but I don't see how to determine the output voltage without such a connection.

How do I go about calculating the voltage output for an operational amplifier when the only connection to the the voltage source is through the operational amplifier itself?

For example, the diagram below has a 1.8 V source and 7 kohm resistor connected to Vp and a 1.2 V source and 10 kohm resistor connected to Vn of the operational amplifier. These sources are not bridged by an additional resistor or wire connecting either source to Vo.

I understand that Kirchoff's laws can be used to determine the output when the voltage source connects to it via a node at Vp or Vn, but I don't see how to determine the output voltage without such a connection.

Edit: The answer should be a numerical value. The hint that was given is that the op amp will saturate to +Vcc if V+ > V- or will saturate to -Vcc if V- > V+

Given this, my understanding is that this is an instance of positive saturation since 1.8 V > 1.2 V. According to Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, Vout = Vcc for positive saturation and -Vcc for negative saturation, where Vcc is the supply voltage.

How do I go about calculating the voltage output for an operational amplifier when the only connection to the the voltage source is through the operational amplifier itself?

For example, the diagram below has a 1.8 V source and 7 kohm resistor connected to Vp and a 1.2 V source and 10 kohm resistor connected to Vn of the operational amplifier. These sources are not bridged by an additional resistor or wire connecting either source to Vo.

The answer should be a numerical value. The hint that was given is that the op amp will saturate to +Vcc if V+ > V- or will saturate to -Vcc if V- > V+

I understand that Kirchoff's laws can be used to determine the output when the voltage source connects to it via a node at Vp or Vn, but I don't see how to determine the output voltage without such a connection.

How do I go about calculating the voltage output for an operational amplifier when the only connection to the the voltage source is through the operational amplifier itself?

For example, the diagram below has a 1.8 V source and 7 kohm resistor connected to Vp and a 1.2 V source and 10 kohm resistor connected to Vn of the operational amplifier. These sources are not bridged by an additional resistor or wire connecting either source to Vo.

Edit: The answer should be a numerical value. The hint that was given is that the op amp will saturate to +Vcc if V+ > V- or will saturate to -Vcc if V- > V+

I understand that Kirchoff's laws can be used to determine the output when the voltage source connects to it via a node at Vp or Vn, but I don't see how to determine the output voltage without such a connection.

How do I go about calculating the voltage output for an operational amplifier when the only connection to the the voltage source is through the operational amplifier itself?

For example, the diagram below has a 1.8 V source and 7 kohm resistor connected to Vp and a 1.2 V source and 10 kohm resistor connected to Vn of the operational amplifier. These sources are not bridged by an additional resistor or wire connecting either source to Vo.

I understand that Kirchoff's laws can be used to determine the output when the voltage source connects to it via a node at Vp or Vn, but I don't see how to determine the output voltage without such a connection.

How do I go about calculating the voltage output for an operational amplifier when the only connection to the the voltage source is through the operational amplifier itself?

For example, the diagram below has a 1.8 V source and 7 kohm resistor connected to Vp and a 1.2 V source and 10 kohm resistor connected to Vn of the operational amplifier. These sources are not bridged by an additional resistor or wire connecting either source to Vo.

The answer should be a numerical value. The hint that was given is that the op amp will saturate to +Vcc if V+ > V- or will saturate to -Vcc if V- > V+

I understand that Kirchoff's laws can be used to determine the output when the voltage source connects to it via a node at Vp or Vn, but I don't see how to determine the output voltage without such a connection.