EET 140 - Electric Circuit I
TUTORIAL
MESH ANALYSIS
Question 1
Use mesh analysis to obtain io in the circuit of Figure 1
Figure 1
(ANS: -1.7333A)
Question 2
Find current i in the circuit in Figure 2.
Figure 2
(ANS: 8.561A)
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Question 3
Apply mesh analysis to find vo in the circuit in Figure 3.
Figure 3
(ANS: 10.667A, 33.78V)
Question 4
Use mesh analysis to find i1, i2, and i3 in the circuit of Figure 4.
Figure 4
(ANS: 3.5A, -0.5A, 2.5A)
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Question 5
Determine v1 and v2 in the circuit of Figure 5 using mesh analysis.
Figure 5
(ANS: 6V, 6V)
Question 6
Calculate the current gain io/is in the circuit of Figure 6 using mesh analysis.
Figure 6
(ANS: -0.3)
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Question 7
Find the mesh currents i1, i2, and i3 in the network of Figure 7.
Figure 7
(ANS: 2mA, 6mA, 2mA)
Question 8
Find the current in and the voltage across, the 2Ω resistor in Figure 8.
Figure 8
(ANS: 5A, 10V)
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Question 9
Solve for I1 and I2 of the network of Figure 9 by mesh analysis.
Figure 9
(ANS: 0.37A, -1.85A)
Question 10
Determine the current supplied by the 100V battery in the circuit of Figure 10 using mesh
analysis.
Figure 10
(ANS: 7.5A)
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Question 11
Determine the current I supplied by the battery to the resistive network shown in Figure
11 using mesh analysis.
Figure 11
(ANS: 0.3A)
Question 12
For the network shown in Figure 12, calculate the power supplied (or absorbed) by each
voltage source. Use mesh analysis.
Figure 12
(ANS: 1230.77W, 576.9W, 4769.14W)
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Question 13
Solve for the current in the 2Ω resistor of the network of Figure 13 by mesh analysis.
Figure 13
(ANS: 2.98A)
Question 14
Using mesh analysis, find the current I1 and I2 in the network of Figure 14.
Figure 14
(ANS: 5A, 10A)
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Question 15
Solve for the current in 5Ω resistor of the circuit in Figure 15.
Figure 15
(ANS: 1.5A)
Question 16
In the circuit of Figure 15, find the voltage across ab if the 5Ω resistor is removed and the
terminals ab are open circuited.
(ANS: 22.5V)
Question 17
Find the current in the 10Ω resistor of the circuit shown in Figure 16 using mesh analysis.
Figure 16
(ANS: -1A)
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Question 18
By applying only mesh equations to the circuit of Figure 17, find the power dissipated in
the 20Ω resistor.
Figure 17
(ANS: 7.469W)
Question 19
Solve for the power supplied by the 12V source shown in Figure 18 by network
reduction, source transformation and finally using KVL and KCL.
Figure 18
(ANS: 46.56W)
Question 20
Without using network reduction and source transformation, solve Question 19 by using
only mesh equations.
(ANS: 46.59W)
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Question 21
Determine the power supplied(or absorbed) by the controlled voltage source in the
network of Figure 19.
Figure 19
(ANS: 1008W)
Question 22
Transform the two current source in the circuit of Figure 20 to voltage sources and find
the current in the 4Ω resistor using mesh analysis.
Figure 20
(ANS: 5A)
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