How Do You Calculate Resistance in a Circuit with Only One Current Source?

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The discussion revolves around calculating resistance in a circuit that contains only one current source and one resistor. The original poster attempts to apply Kirchhoff's circuit law to find the unknown resistance, but expresses uncertainty about how to proceed with the calculations given the circuit configuration.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss simplifying the circuit by combining known resistances and current sources. Questions arise about how to effectively apply Kirchhoff's laws to achieve this simplification and what the contributions of the current sources are.

Discussion Status

Some participants have offered suggestions for simplifying the circuit and encouraged the original poster to visualize the contributions of the current sources. However, there is no explicit consensus on the method to combine the elements or on the next steps to take.

Contextual Notes

There is mention of a specific voltage across the resistor and the emotional state of the original poster, indicating a challenging homework situation. The discussion reflects the pressures of engineering studies and the expectations of self-sufficiency in problem-solving.

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Find R and build a circuit which has an only current source and an only resistance.
My attempt :
Obv I thought about applying Kirchhoff's circuit law.The first one.
Then I thought about finding the total resistance which from the figure is 1/Re=1/25 +/100 so Re is 20 Ohm.The problem is that for applying K's law I have to find R,but how do I find it?

IMPORTANT : IN THE FIGURE,THE TENSION IN R IS 30 SINT Volt.
 

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One way to proceed is to combine (simplify) all the items of known values to begin with and redraw the simplified circuit. You've already shown that the two known resistors can be combined into a single resistance of 20Ω. Can you do the same for the current sources? How does the siplified circuit look then?
 
That is the point,how do I combine them,with the K's law?
 
Elaia06 said:
That is the point,how do I combine them,with the K's law?

KCL at the top and bottom nodes. What are the contributions of the two current sources? Can you represent their contributions with a single source connected to those nodes?
 
Why don't you do it for me,consider it an early Thanksgiving present.Life is so hard.Why did I even choose engineering? I should be paid based on my awesomeness :D *sobs and schedules new appointment at the shrink*
 
Elaia06 said:
Why don't you do it for me,consider it an early Thanksgiving present.Life is so hard.Why did I even choose engineering? I should be paid based on my awesomeness :D *sobs and schedules new appointment at the shrink*

Alas, this is not a forum where your homework is done for you. We can but offer hints, clarifications, suggestions, and so on, while you must put in the effort and do the work.
 

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