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Homework Statement
Determine the voltage drop and current through each resistor.
*This is just my sketch of the problem since I couldn't take a clear picture of it.
Homework Equations
Ohm's law
V= IR
Parallel total resistance
Req=1/R1+1/R2+1/R3+...
Series total resistance
Req=R1+R2+R3+...
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm having troubles understand what I should do when there's more than just a parallel or series in a circuit.
If this were just a parallel problem then I would simply add up the resistors using the Req=1/R1+1/R2+1/R3+... equation and since I know that voltage is the same across a parallel circuit then I could simply solve for the total current (Ieq) by rearranging Ohm's law Ieq=V/Req from there I can figure out voltage drop and current through every resistor using V1=IeqR1, V2=IeqR2,... and I1=V/R1, I2=V/R2,...
I would follow the same steps in a series circuit problem with the exception being that I would use Req=R1+R2+R3... instead of Req=1/R1+1/R2+1/R3+...
Now, with my problem, I have both parallel and series. How should I go about doing this?
I tried simplifying the circuit down and got an Req=14.6 ohms with the Voltage still being 10 volts. In this case would I use this Req value to calculate Ieq and just use that for the voltage drop and then just divide voltage by every resistor to figure out the current through each?
Maybe I don't understand circuits correctly. I'm not sure. Any help/explanation is very much appreciated!