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Go on. Do you have a EE degree? How do you know this stuff?

Well in a series circuit the same current is used by all the components. And all the components use a certain voltage which leaves less for the rest. Am I wrong?

I thought the link was easier to understand... :(

Wait what? How is that wrong? "The voltage dropped across the resistor in a circuit consisting of a single resistor and a voltage source is the total voltage across the circuit and is equal to the applied voltage."http://www.tpub.com/neets/book1/chapter3/1-12.htm

It drops while current stays the same.

Why are the resistors in series? How is that going to divide voltage?

Not quite sure... I'm fairly new to all this.

I am incredibly confused, do you have any external resources I could use to learn more about zener diodes?

Thanks for the reply studiot. The answer says 42 watts so I am confused, why do you say it is ridiculous?

Homework Statement Hello, I'm trying to teach myself the basics of EE to kind of get an idea of what i'd do in college. I'm finding this question particularly troubling. Is this due to my low intelligence, or is it normal? I've attached the photo of the problem. It is asking to find the...

sorry just found out this is the wrong thread