Part 3: Resistors in Combination (153 points)

Given the following resistors and schematic diagram,

1. simplify the diagram by creating a series of circuit diagrams to obtain Req,
2. solve for the equivalent resistance,
3. solve for the equivalent current,
4. solve for the voltage and/or current across each resistor, and
5. fill in the table summarizing the resistance, voltage, current of each resistors and the equivalent current,
voltage, and resistance.

Schematic diagram

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Solve for Equivalent Resistance (36 points)
Given (11 pts.): Solution (14 pts.):

R1=¿ 7Ω Solve for R9,10 :

R2=¿ 20Ω
1 1 1
R3=¿ 6Ω = +
R 9,10 13 Ω 11 Ω
R4 =¿ 15Ω
R5=¿ 13Ω 1 24
=
R6 =¿ 11Ω R 9,10 143
R7 =¿ 17Ω
R 9,10 143
R8 =¿ 8Ω = =5.96 Ω
R9 =¿ 13Ω 1 24
R10=¿ 11Ω
V T =200 V
Solve for R7,8 :

1 1 1
= +
R 7,8 17 Ω 8 Ω

1 25
=
R 7,8 1 36

Required (1 pt.): R 7,8 136

= =5. 44 Ω
1 25
RT =?

Solve for R5,6 :

1 1 1
= +
R 5,6 13 Ω 11 Ω

1 24
=
R 5,6 143

R 5,6 143
= =5.96 Ω
1 24

Solve for R3,4 :

R3,4 =6 Ω+15 Ω

R3,4 =21 Ω

Solve for R7,8,9,10 :

R7,8,9,10 =5. 44 Ω+5.96 Ω

R7,8,9,10 =11.4 Ω

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 Solve for R3,4,5,6 ,7,8,9,10 :

1 1 1 1
= + +
R 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 21 Ω 5.96 Ω 11.4 Ω

1 6007
=
R 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 19817

R 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 19817
= =3.30 Ω
1 6007

Solve for RT :

RT =7 Ω+20 Ω+3.30 Ω

Equation (2 pts.): Answer (3 pts):

RT =R1 + R2 + R3 RT =30.3 Ω

Simplified diagram used to obtain the equivalent resistance (5 pts.)

Solve for Equivalent Current (11 points)

Given (2 pts.): Solution (3 pts.):

Required (1 pt.):

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Equation (2 pts.): Answer (3 pts):

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Solve for individual current and voltage of each resistor (73 points)
Given (13 pts.):

Required: Equation (1 pt. each) Solution (1 pt. each) Answer (1 pt. each)

𝐼1

𝐼2

𝐼3

𝐼4

𝐼5

𝐼6

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 𝐼7

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 𝐼8

𝐼9

𝐼10

𝑉1

𝑉2

𝑉3

𝑉4

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 𝑉5

𝑉6

𝑉7

𝑉8

𝑉9

𝑉10

Summary (1 point each, total of 33 points)

𝑅 𝑉 𝐼
𝑅1 7Ω
𝑅2 20 Ω
𝑅3 6Ω
𝑅4 15 Ω
𝑅5 13 Ω

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 𝑅6 11 Ω
𝑅7 17 Ω
𝑅8 8Ω
𝑅9 13 Ω
𝑅10 11 Ω
𝐸𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 30.3 Ω 2 00 V
/𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙

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