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How to Solve for Terminal Voltage in a Circuit with an Unknown Battery
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[QUOTE="Angie K., post: 5085248, member: 550788"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] [ATTACH=full]177863[/ATTACH] The current through the 4.0 kΩ resistor in the figure above is 2.1 mA. The resistor R is 5.4 kΩ. What is the terminal voltage Vba of the "unknown" battery? (Note there are two possible answers: one positive and one negative. Give the negative voltage first.) [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] Vab=E-Ir I=E/(R+r) Kirchhoff's Laws (junction and loop rule) [B] The attempt at a solution[/B] I attempted to use the equation I=E/(R+r) (converting kiloohms to ohms) and using 12V for E, 88000.9 Ohms for R and 5400 Ohms for r. Is that right, or am not supposed to use the 5400 Ohms for the little r? I'm not really sure what to do from here. I know the direction of the current matters and I chose to calculate it where the current flows from the positive end of the battery. But going from there, I'm totally lost. [/QUOTE]
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