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• Two or more elements are in series if they exclusively share a single node
and consequently carry the same current
• Two or more elements are in parallel if they are connected to the same
two nodes and consequently have the same voltage across them
a) b)
d)
c)
v iReq
in
Rn Rn
Delta ( )
Rc Ra R1 R2 R2 R3 R3 R1
R2 Rb
( Ra Rb Rc ) R2
Ra Rb R1 R2 R2 R3 R3 R1
R3 Rc
( Ra Rb Rc ) R3
• Each resistor in the network is the • Each resistor in the network is the
product of the resistors in the two sum of all possible products of
adjacent branches, divided by the resistors taken two at a time, divided
sum of the three resistors by the opposite resistors
a) b)
Find
•
• The power dissipated in the 3-kΩ
and 20-kΩ resistors
c) • The power supplied by the
current source
a) b)
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• Obtain the equivalent resistance for the circuits and use it to find
current
a) b)
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• Obtain ,
b)
a)
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