What Is the Voltage Across a Resistor in a Parallel Circuit?

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Homework Statement


A circuit with one 5V and 3 resistors in parallel. What is the voltage across one of the resistors?


Homework Equations


V=IR


The Attempt at a Solution


5/3 V??

or should i put
R1 = 5V/I -R2-R3 V

how do we get voltage across one of the resistors without being given current or current of each resistor?
 
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