The common-mode gain will be zero because of the differencing action of the second-stage
amplifier.
The circuit in Fig. 2.20(a) has the advantage of very high (ideally infinite) input resistance
and high differential gain. Also, provided A1 and A2 and their corresponding resistors
are matched, the two signal paths are symmetric⎯a definite advantage in the design of a differential
amplifier. The circuit, however, has three major disadvantages: