Current in a Battery: Solving w/ Kirchoff's Law

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To determine the current of the starter and the dead battery when connecting a dead battery to a live one, apply Kirchhoff's Law. The initial calculations using I=V/R yielded incorrect results, indicating a misunderstanding of the circuit dynamics. The solution involves setting up three equations based on the currents I1, I2, and I3, and their relationships. The correct approach requires careful analysis of the circuit and proper application of Kirchhoff's rules to solve for the unknowns. Assistance is needed to clarify the calculations and find the correct currents.
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Homework Statement


A dead battery is charged by connecting it to the live battery of another car with jumper cables. Assume that V = 5.5 V and R = 0.50 .

What is the current of the starter and the current of the dead battery?


Homework Equations


I=V/R, I1=I2+I3, basically Kirchoff's law...



The Attempt at a Solution


I thought for finding the current of the starter all, you had to do was use I=V/R, so it would 5.5/.50, but it came out wrong :(. I then tried multiplying the two resistances together..still no luck, and did V/R..still no luck, however I found that the answer comes out to be 170-171, and how I have no idea how to get that. I also tried finding the current and then subtracting it from the intial voltage and divide by the intial resistance..when I did that, I got somewhere in the 100's, but no where near the answer. I came up with millions of techniques, but none worked. Can someone help? I'm really stuck on this.

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