Kirchoff's law help with circuits

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The discussion focuses on applying Kirchhoff's law to solve a circuit problem involving a 26.0 V battery and five resistors with specified resistances. The user initially calculated the equivalent resistance and the total current correctly but struggled with finding the currents Ih, Ic, and If through specific resistors. The solution was identified as a misunderstanding of the multiple currents flowing through point B, particularly from resistors R4 and R5. The correct application of Kirchhoff's law clarified the current distribution in the circuit.

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Homework Statement


The circuit to the right consists of a battery (V0 = 26.0 V) and five resistors (R1 = 211 Ω, R2 = 682 Ω, R3 = 363 Ω, R4 = 534 Ω, and R5 = 465 Ω). Find the current passing through each of the specified points. The Circuit http://i.imgur.com/4JSIHdG.png all I need to find is Ih Ic If

Homework Equations


I=v/r
kirchoffs law

The Attempt at a Solution


At first I found the R equvilance of the whole circuit to find the whole circuits Current. Then I used the current value to find how much voltage the Requvialnce of R2345. Then I found Ih by using I = v / r5 and that came out to be 20.43 and that was correct. However When I tried using the values R4 and R2 in the equation to find Ic and If the ansers were wrong. I am assuming youre suppose to use kirchhoffs law but unsure how any help would be appreciated.
 
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Nevermind I figured out the solution. The problem was I didn't realize multiply currents were running through B.(two currents from r4 & r5) I was only assuming one current was running,
 

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