Two resistors have resistances 3 W and 5 W connected in series. Find the total resistance of the resistors
Example 2
Two resistors of resistances 10 W and 5 W are connected as shown below.
Solution
Example 3
A circuit of two resistors 4 W and 6 W are connected in parallel.
Example 4
Two resistors of resistances 4 W and 1 W are connected as shown below.
Example 5
A diagram below shows a three resistors of resistance 3 W, 5 W and 6 W as connected as shown below.
Example 6
A battery is 5 V has a resistance wire of 20Ω connected across it. Calculate the current in the circuit.
Example 7
Consider the figure below,
EXERCISE
- A circuit of two resistors 7 W and 9 W are connected in parallel. Find the equivalent resistance.
- Two resistors are connected as shown below.
- A diagram below shows a four resistors of resistance 2 W each are as connected as shown below.
- Four resistors of resistance 1 W, 2 W, 3 W, and 4 W, are connected as shown below.
- A battery is 12V has a resistance wire of
8Ω connected across it. Calculate the current in the circuit.
- A current of 2A flows through two
resistors 2 Ω and 3 Ω
connected in series. Calculate the potential difference across the resistors
- The resistance between two points is 15
ohms and the current is 10 amperes. What is the potential difference?
- What is the current when the voltage is 200 volts across a 10 ohms’ resistor?
- What is the resistance of a lamp if it draws 0.25 A from a 110V line?
- Consider the figure below,
a) Between A and B
b) Between A and Y
c) Between X and B
d) Between X and Y