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jegues
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Homework Statement
See figure.
Homework Equations
N/A.
The Attempt at a Solution
First I did KVL in the large loop and the small loop so,
[tex]KVL_{large}: i_2R_1 + (i_1+i_2)R_2 - V_s = 0[/tex]
[tex]KVL_{small}: i_1R_m - i_2R_1 = 0[/tex]
Using KVL of the small loop one can say the following,
[tex]i_1 = \frac{i_2R_1}{R_m}[/tex]
Plugging that into the KVL equation of the larger loop and simplify I found that,
[tex] i_2 = \frac{V_s}{R_1 + \frac{R_1R_2}{R_m} + R_2}[/tex]
and for [tex]i_1[/tex] simply plug and chug.
Now this is a pretty messy equation for the current I2 which leads me to believe I've done something wrong... Is this the case or am I just worrying myself over nothing?
If so, what would be the better approach to solving this problem?
Thanks again!