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Given:
𝑉 = +20𝑉
𝑅 = 1𝛺, 6𝛺, 4𝛺, 1𝛺, 1𝛺, 2𝛺
Apply Ohm's Law to find the total current (𝐼𝑇) in the circuit:
𝑉 = 𝐼 ∙ 𝑅
𝐼𝑇 = 𝑉⁄
𝑅𝑇
𝐼𝑇 = 𝟒20𝑉⁄15𝛺
𝑰𝑻 = 𝑨
𝟑
Therefore:
𝟒
𝐼 = 𝐼2 = 𝐼3 = 𝐼4 = 𝐼5 = = 𝑨
𝟑
1 𝐼6
Calculate the voltage drop across each resistor using Ohm's Law:
Resistor 1 (1Ω):
𝑉1 = 𝐼 1 𝑅1
4
𝑉 = ( 𝐴 )(1𝛺)
3
1
𝑽𝟏 = 𝟒/𝟑 𝑽
Resistor 2 (6Ω):
𝑉2 = 𝐼 2 𝑅2
4
𝑉 = ( 𝐴 ) (6𝛺)
3
2
𝑽𝟐 = 𝟖 𝑽
Resistor 3 (4Ω):
𝑉3 = 𝐼 3 𝑅3
4
𝑉 = ( 𝐴 ) (4𝛺)
3
3
𝑽𝟑 = 𝟏𝟔/𝟑 𝑽
Resistor 4 (1Ω):
𝑉4 = 𝐼 4 𝑅4
4
𝑉 = ( 𝐴 ) (1𝛺)
3
4
𝑽𝟒 = 𝟒/𝟑 𝑽
Resistor 5 (1Ω):
𝑉5 = 𝐼 5 𝑅5
4
𝑉 =( 𝐴 ) (1𝛺)
5
3
𝑽𝟓 = 𝟒/𝟑 𝑽
Resistor 6 (2Ω):
𝑉6 = 𝐼 6 𝑅6
4
𝑉 = ( 𝐴 ) (2𝛺)
3
6
𝑽𝟔 = 𝟖/𝟑 𝑽
To check:
4/3 𝑉 + 8 𝑉 + 16/3 𝑉 + 4/3 𝑉 + 4/3 𝑉 + 8/3 𝑉 = 𝟐𝟎𝑽
The current in the circuit and I in each resistor:
Resistor 1 (1Ω):
𝐼 𝑉𝑇
= 𝑅1
1
20𝑉
𝐼 = 1Ω
1
𝐼1 = 20𝐴
Resistor 2 (6Ω):
𝐼 𝑉𝑇
2
= 𝑅2
20𝑉
𝐼 = 6Ω
10
2 = 3 𝐴
𝐼
2
Resistor 3 (4Ω):
𝐼 𝑉𝑇
3
= 𝑅3
20𝑉
𝐼 = 4Ω
3
𝐼3 = 5𝐴
Resistor 4 (1Ω):
𝐼 𝑉𝑇
4
= 𝑅4
20𝑉
𝐼 = 1Ω
4
𝐼4 = 20𝐴
Resistor 5 (1Ω):
𝐼 𝑉𝑇
5
= 𝑅5
20𝑉
𝐼 = 1Ω
5
𝐼5 = 20𝐴
Resistor 6 (2Ω):
𝐼 𝑉𝑇
6
= 𝑅6
20𝑉
𝐼 = 2Ω
6
𝐼6 = 10𝐴
𝐼𝑇 ≈ 20𝐴 + 10 𝐴 + 5𝐴 + 20𝐴 + 20𝐴 + 10𝐴
3
1
𝐼𝑇 ≈ 78 𝐴
3