ε 120 V

26.15: a)  I  R  (400   800 )  0.100 A.

b)  P400  I 2 R  (0.100 A) 2 (400 )  4.0 W; P800  I 2 R  (0.100 A ) 2 (800 ) 
8.0 W  Ptotal  4 W  8 W  12 W.
c) When in parallel, the equivalent resistance becomes:
1
 1 1  ε 120 V
Req      267   I total    0.449 A.
 400  800   Req 267 
800 400
I 400  (0.449 A)  0.30 A; I 800  (0.449 A )  0.150 A.
400  800 400  800
d)  P400  I 2 R  (0.30 A) 2 (400 )  36 W; P800  I 2 R  (0.15 A) 2 (800 )  18 W
 Ptotal  36 W  18 W  54 W.
e) The 800  resistor is brighter when the resistors are in series, and the 400  is
brighter when in parallel. The greatest total light output is when they are in parallel.