Solving Circuit: Current in Each Resistor

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Circut help!

Homework Statement



In the circuit shown below, the batteries have negligible internal resistance.

(a) Find the magnitude of the current in each resistor.

I3 = ?? A

I4 = ?? A

I6 = ?? A




Homework Equations



V=IR


i don't know where to begin because there are two batteries??
any help would be great
 
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  • Circuit schematic with two 12 V batteries and resistors of 4 Ω, 3 Ω and 6 Ω; the 4 Ω and 3 Ω resistors sit on top branches meeting at node a, with the 6 Ω resistor linking a to node b at the bottom.
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Hint: 2 batteries, but one voltage. Can you find a simpler equivalent circuit (from the resistors' point of view) based on this observation?