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Homework Statement
Res-monster maze. In Fig. 27-21, all the resistors have a resistance of 4.0 and all the (ideal) batteries have an emf of 4.0 V. What is the current through resistor R? (If you can find the proper loop through this maze, you can answer the question with a few seconds of mental calculation.)
Homework Equations
V = IR
The Attempt at a Solution
Can't I just use the loop rule which says that the sum of all the voltage drops in a closed loop is equal to zero? So I would just go around the smallest loop that encompasses the R, and I'd have
ε - IR - IR = 0 -> I = ε/2R but this isn't correct.