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X=WIRE
o= blank space (ignore)
R=resistor
battery= 9 V
Determine the power dissipated in the R4 resistor in the circuit shown in the drawing.
R1=3 ohms
R2=2 ohms
R3=1 ohms
R4=6 ohms
R5=1 ohms
So here is what i know so far. The resistance of R4+R5=7. The resistance of R2+R3=3. So the resistance of R2345=1/(1/7+1/3)=2.1 ohms. The total resistance through the entire circuit is R1+R2345=3+2.1=5.1 ohms.
So I use this total resistance to calculate the total current I=V/R so
I=9V/5.1ohms=1.76A. Now I can use this total current to calculate the voltage across R4 and R5. V=IR=1.76(2.1)=3.7 V across R4 and R5 since Voltage across parallel circuits are the same. I know power=IR^2=V^2/R.
But i cannot just plug in 3.7V^2/6ohms. This isn't giving me the right answer. I need to find the voltage across R4 only. I am not sure how to do this since the current is different passing through each resistor. please help and correct me if any of the previous steps i did were wrong. thanks.
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X=WIRE
o= blank space (ignore)
R=resistor
battery= 9 V
Determine the power dissipated in the R4 resistor in the circuit shown in the drawing.
R1=3 ohms
R2=2 ohms
R3=1 ohms
R4=6 ohms
R5=1 ohms
So here is what i know so far. The resistance of R4+R5=7. The resistance of R2+R3=3. So the resistance of R2345=1/(1/7+1/3)=2.1 ohms. The total resistance through the entire circuit is R1+R2345=3+2.1=5.1 ohms.
So I use this total resistance to calculate the total current I=V/R so
I=9V/5.1ohms=1.76A. Now I can use this total current to calculate the voltage across R4 and R5. V=IR=1.76(2.1)=3.7 V across R4 and R5 since Voltage across parallel circuits are the same. I know power=IR^2=V^2/R.
But i cannot just plug in 3.7V^2/6ohms. This isn't giving me the right answer. I need to find the voltage across R4 only. I am not sure how to do this since the current is different passing through each resistor. please help and correct me if any of the previous steps i did were wrong. thanks.
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