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Homework Statement
Five resistors with resistance R1 = 4.90 Ω, R2 = 7.30 Ω, R3 = 8.80 Ω, R4 = 2.70 Ω, R5 = 5.00 Ω, are connected to a battery with emf E = 8 V in the circuit shown. What is the current in resistor R1?
I also need the current through all other resistors. I know you need to use the loop rule and solve for each unknown but I can't seem to get any of them. I don't know if I'm doing my math wrong or what but it is getting very frustrating.
The red arrows are the current arrows I am trying to work with
Homework Equations
1)I1=I5+I2=0
2)I4=I3+I5=0
3)V-I1R1-I2R2=0
4)V-I3R3-I4R4=0
5)V-I1R1-I5R5-I4R4=0
6)V-I3R3+I5R5-I2R2=0
7)I3R3-I1R1-I5R5=0
8)I5R5-I2R2+I3R3=0
The Attempt at a Solution
I have tried solving for each but I get lost in the rearranging
Any help would be awsome...or maybe some easier way to go about it?
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