Determine the equivalent resistance of the circuit

[zelda1850]

Homework Statement

a 3.0 ohm resistor an unkown resistor r and two ammeters a1 and a2 are connected with a 12 volt source ammeter a2 reads a current of 5.0 amperes

1) detemine the equivalent resistance of the circuit
2) caculate the current measure of ammeter a 1
3) caculate the resistance of the unknown resistor r

Homework Equations

v= 12 v
a2 = 5.0 a
a1 = ?
r1 = 3.0 ohm
r2 =?

this is a parallel circuit so

do i use v/a to find equivalent resistance?

for current do i use v/r to find a?

and for the resistor is this equation right 1/req = 1/r1 + 1/r2

The Attempt at a Solution

i got 2.4 ohm for the equivalent resistance and 4 a for the current don't know if it right

 

[willem2]

There's no way to answer this without seeing the circuit.

 

[zelda1850]

oh here a picture of the diagram for the problem

 

[Cyosis]

The answers you have so far are correct. What exactly makes you doubt your solution?

 

[Cilabitaon]

You are correct so far, so why not go on to find the resistance of the unknown resistor using the formula you have: \frac {1}{R_{eq}} = \frac{1}{R_{1}} + \frac{1}{R_{2}}

 

[zelda1850]

ok i got 12 r for the resistor using that equation

 

[Cilabitaon]

ok i got 12 r for the resistor using that equation

Which is correct, apart from the units; the units of resistance are Ohms, \Omega.