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Homework Statement
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6886/nodalanalysisproblem.jpg
The Attempt at a Solution
I put in the currents for KCL in the diagram, though I'm not sure if I've done it right.
So essentially I get the equation as i1 + 3 = i2 + i3
Current in = current out.
i1 = v1/10
i2 = v1/5
i3 = v2/4
So we get v1/10 + 3 = v1/5 + v2/4
Simplifying, this becomes: 2v1 + 60 = 4v1 + 5v2 => 2v1 + 5v2 = 60
I wasn't quite sure what to make of the current source, I first thought maybe I should convert the 6A current source and the 2 ohm resistor in parallel to a voltage and resistor in series which makes it a 12 V source and then apply KVL to the loop to get -v1 + 12 +v2 = 0; however going down this path and solving for the voltages does not get me the correct answer.
The correct answer is v1 = 0 and v2 = 12V - where have I gone wrong?
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