Chapter 4: Q62P (page 877)
(a) Find the current through the battery and each resistor in the circuit shown in Fig. P26.62. (b) What is the equivalent resistance of the resistor network?
Short Answer
(a)
(b) The equivalent resistance is .
Chapter 4: Q62P (page 877)
(a) Find the current through the battery and each resistor in the circuit shown in Fig. P26.62. (b) What is the equivalent resistance of the resistor network?
(a)
(b) The equivalent resistance is .
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