Minia University

Faculty of Engineering Electric Circuits Theory

Electrical Engineering Dept. Sheet (3) First Year
Resistive Circuits
1. For each of the circuits shown in Fig. P1, 2. For each of the circuits shown in Fig. P2,
find the equivalent resistance as seen by the find the equivalent resistance Rab.
source.

Fig. P 1(a)
Fig. P 2(a)

Fig. P 1(b)
Fig. P 2(b)

Fig. P 2(c)

Fig. P 1(c)

Fig. P 1(d) Fig. P 2(d)

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Minia University
Faculty of Engineering Electric Circuits Theory
Electrical Engineering Dept. Sheet (3) First Year
Resistive Circuits
3. Find the power dissipated in the 5 Ω resistor
in the circuit shown in Fig. P3.

Fig. P 3
4. For the circuit shown in Fig. P4, calculate
(a) . (b) Find the current flowing through the 18
(b) the power dissipated in the 6 Ω resistor.
(c) the power developed by the current
source.
Fig. P 4
5. In the voltage-divider circuit in Fig. P5, the
no-load value of is 4V. when the load
resistance RL is attached across terminals a
and b, drops to 3V. Find RL.
Fig. P 6
7. For the circuit in Fig. P7
(a) Use voltage division to find the voltage
drop across the 18 Ω resistor.
Ω resistor.
(c) Using the calculated current in (b) and
current division, find the current in the 25
Ω resistor.
(d) Find the voltage drop across the 25 Ω
resistor.
(e) Using the calculated voltage in (d) and
voltage division, find the voltage drop
across the 10 Ω resistor.

Fig. P 7

8. Find in the circuit in Fig. P8.

Fig. P 5
6. The voltage divider in Fig. P6(a) is loaded
with the voltage divider in Fig. P6(b); that is,
a is connected to a’, and b is connected to b’.
Find .

Fig. P 8

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Minia University
Faculty of Engineering Electric Circuits Theory
Electrical Engineering Dept. Sheet (3) First Year
Resistive Circuits
9. Find and in the circuit in Fig. P9.

Fig. P 11(b)

Fig. P 9 12. Use ∆-Υ and Υ-∆ transformations to find the

unknown voltages and currents in each of the
circuits shown in Fig. P11.
10. The current in the 12 Ω resistor in the circuit
of Fig. P10 is 1A, as shown.
(a) Find .
(b) Find the power dissipated in the 20 Ω
resistor.

Fig. P 12(a)

Fig. P 10
11. Find Rab in each of the circuits in Fig. P11. Fig. P 13

Fig. P 11(a)

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