Mesh analysis with dependent sources

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Homework Statement



I need to use mesh analysis to find the three currents:
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Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


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The answers are I1= -1.25A, I2=0.125A and I3 = 1.125A
I don't know where I messed up for I3
 
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Cocoleia said:

Homework Statement



I need to use mesh analysis to find the three currents:
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Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


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The answers are I1= -1.25A, I2=0.125A and I3 = 1.125A
I don't know where I messed up for I3
How di you get Va = (I2-I3)/5 ?
 
nrqed said:
How di you get Va = (I2-I3)/5 ?
It should be multiplied
 
Cocoleia said:
from the 5Ω resistance
My point is that a voltage is a resistance times a current, it cannot be a current divided by a resistance
 
nrqed said:
My point is that a voltage is a resistance times a current, it cannot be a current divided by a resistance
Thank you I didn't realize my error