Calculating Current Through Resistors in Loop Circuit

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To calculate the current through each resistor in the described loop circuit, start by combining the two parallel resistors into an equivalent resistance. This simplifies the circuit, allowing for easier application of Kirchhoff's rules. Once the equivalent resistance is found, use Kirchhoff's current law to determine the current through each branch. The voltage across the parallel resistors remains constant, so apply Ohm's law to find the individual currents. Understanding the resistances of each component is crucial for accurate calculations.
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Find the current through each resistor using the rules for series and parallel resistors and kirchhoff's rules

there is a loop circut with three resistors in parallel, two on top and one on bottom, then one more in series outside of it. It's all attached to a 15 volt cell




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I can't figure out how to find the different currents. Using the rules for series I can find a current through the whole thing, but not how much is running through each resistor. Help?
 
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What are the resistances of each resistor? Also, your word schematic of the circuit is unclear. If you combine all parallel resistors into equivalent single resistors so that you have a bunch of series resistors, you know by kirchhoffs current law that the current flowing through each of these equivalent resistances is the same. Use the voltage law to find the current through each parallel resistor.
 

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