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- Homework Statement
- Three light bulbs are connected in a circuit as shown in the diagram. Vs= 15V, R1= 30 ohm, R2= 5 ohm, R3= 10 ohm, R4= 15 ohm. Determine the total equivalent resistance (Req)
- Relevant Equations
- 1/Req= 1/R1+1/R2+1/R3 for parallel resistors.
R= R1+R2+R3 for resistors in series.
I attempted to solve the problem by following the positive terminal of the battery and I realized that Resistor R1 has a different path than R2+R3+R4. I came to the conclusion that R1 is in parallel with R2+R3+R4. The series connection with R2,R3,R4 would be 30 ohm total by adding the three resistors. To find the equivalent resistance, I added 30 ohm to the resistance of a parallel resistor which was 1/Req= 1/30 and Req=30 ohm. The total equivalent resistance was calculated to be 60 ohm.
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