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A PARALLEL CIRCUIT CONTAINIG THREE RESISTORS OF 1.5 OHMS 4 OHMS AND 12 OHMS IS CONNECTED ACROSS A 10V SUPPLY WHAT IS THE CURRENT FLOWING IN EACH RESISTOR?

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 Nov 12, 2014

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Ohm's law says V = I*R  where V is voltage across resistance R with current I.

 

Because the resistors are in parallel, they each have 10Volts across them, so just use Ohm's law on each one:

 

$$10=I_1*1.5$$

$$I_1=10/1.5$$

$$I_1=6\frac{2}{3}Amps$$

 

Do the others in a similar way

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 Nov 12, 2014
 #1
avatar+33661 
+5
Best Answer

Ohm's law says V = I*R  where V is voltage across resistance R with current I.

 

Because the resistors are in parallel, they each have 10Volts across them, so just use Ohm's law on each one:

 

$$10=I_1*1.5$$

$$I_1=10/1.5$$

$$I_1=6\frac{2}{3}Amps$$

 

Do the others in a similar way

.

Alan Nov 12, 2014

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