Lunar Manatee
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- 10
- Homework Statement
- Calculate R_eq in terms of R for the shown figure ...
- Relevant Equations
- Kirchhoff's rules.
This problem was sent to me by a good friend of mine. He said that he'd attempted it, but that he couldn't find an answer—at least, not an answer that matched the proposed answer (5/6 * R). So, I attempted it (armed with Kirchhoff's rules) and after a bit of running in circles, I got: 4/5 * R (picture of solution is attached beneath this wall of pre-text. I would have written it in LaTeX, but I neither have the time—revising for finals—or the wherewithal to. Apologies in advance).
What's interesting is I'd attempted it prior and got 1/2 * R as an answer (undoubtly, I must have done something wrong in either—or both—attempt). I come here seeking, what's hopefully, a correct solution I could share with my friend. Much appreciated, let me know if we need to have it written in LaTeX, I will find some time to.
(note that: my 3's and J's look very similar, but I did try to make it look as neat as possible. Also, in double-digit-subscripted currents, the first digit is the parent current and the second is the "order").
*Edit (1): Unfortunately, looking over my solution again, I have found that it isn't as orderly and neat as I would like it to be. The way my solutions go, they're quite fast and all over the place, not intended to be seen, so I do hope you appreciate the fact that I did all I could. Again, apologies.
*Edit (2): I just noticed the image was also incredibly down-scaled. It's truly horrible to try and make out the details. Do let me know if I need to post it page by page (I still have them here) or if I need to rewrite them better, or write them on LaTeX.
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