Example

Determine RT in the network?

R3=5 Ω
A
R1=1 Ω
R2=3 Ω
B R5=3 Ω
C
E
R7=6 Ω
R4=7 Ω R6=6 Ω

D
Solution Let R A  R1  R 4

A
R3=5 Ω
R1=1 Ω
R2=3 Ω
E
C
R4=7 Ω R6=6 Ω R5=3 Ω
RA  1 7  8 D

R7=6 Ω

B
Let R B is R 5 // R 6
A

R3=5 Ω
R2=3 Ω
C E

RA=8 Ω R6=6 Ω R5=3 Ω

D
R7=6 Ω

B
 Let R B is R 5 // R 6

R5 R6 3x 6 18
RB     2
R5  R6 3  6 9
A
R3=5 Ω
R2=3 Ω E
C
RA=8 Ω
RB=2 Ω

D
R7=6 Ω

B
 Let RC  R B  R 3

RC  2  5  7 

RA=8 Ω RC=7 Ω
R2=3 Ω

R7=6 Ω

B
 Let R D is R A / / R 2 / / RC
A
1 1 1 1
  
R D R A R 2 RC
RD=1,663 Ω
1 1 1 1
  
RD 8 3 7 R7=6 Ω

1 21  56  24 101 B
 
RD 168 168
168
RD   1.663
101
RT=7.663 Ω
A
RT  R D  R 7
B
RT  6  1.663  7.663 
Example
Find RT in the following circuit?

in series let RA is R1+R2

R=1 kΩ R=2 kΩ

R=4 kΩ
E R=3 kΩ
 RA = R1+R2=1x103+2x103=3 x103Ω RA =3 kΩ

let RB is R3//R4 R4=4 kΩ

E R3=3 kΩ

RB =
R 3R 4

 3x 4  x 103 12
  1.714
RA =3 kΩ

R 3 +R 4  3  4  x 103
7

RB =1.714 Ω
E

RA =3 kΩ

R T = R A +R B =3 x103  1.714  3001.714

RB=3 kΩ
E
Example
Find RT in the following circuit?
R1=2Ω

R3=3Ω

R2=5Ω R6=2Ω
R4=2Ω
E=10V

R5=4Ω
 in series let RA is R2+R3 3

RA = R2+R3 =5+3=8Ω
R1=2Ω

RA=8Ω R6=2Ω
R4=2Ω
E=10V

R5=4Ω

let RB is RA//R1
R A R1 2x 8 16
RB =    1.6
R A +R1 2  8 10 RB=1,6Ω
R6=2Ω
E=10V R4=2Ω

R5=4Ω
 RB=8Ω

let RC is R4//R5
R6=2Ω
E =10V
RC=1.33Ω

R 4R 5 2x 4 8
Rc =    1.33
R 4 +R 5 2  4 6
RB=8Ω

E =10V

let RD is RC//R RD=0.798Ω

R CR 6 1.33x 2 2.66
RD =    0.798
R C +R 6 1.33  2 3.33
let RT is RD+RB

RT = RD+RB=1.6+0.798=2.398Ω

RT=2.398Ω

E =10V
 Example
Find the total resistance in the following circuit?
B

Solution R2
R1

A C
R3
1. From A to B : R1 is parallel with the series combination
of R2 and R3
2. From A to C : R3 is parallel with the series combination
of R1 and R2

2. From B to C : R2 is parallel with the series combination

of R1 and R3
 Example
Find the total resistance in the following circuit if R1=2Ω, R2=3Ω ,
R3=6Ω, R4=2Ω, R5=5Ω?

Solution
R1=2Ω R2 R3

let RA is R2//R3
R4
R 2R 3 3x 6 18
RA =    2
R 2 +R 3 3  6 9
R5
 let RB is R4//R5

R 4R 5 2x 5 10
RB =    1.428
R 4 +R 5 2  5 7

R1=2Ω RA

R4

R5
 R1=2Ω RA
RT=R1+RA+RB=2+2+2.48=6.48Ω
RB

RT
 Example
following Determine the current through R4in the
circuit ?
A
Solution I2
I1
R2=330Ω

E=50V R1=560Ω
I3 B I4

R3=330Ω R4=560Ω
let RA is R3//R4

R 3R 4 330x 560 184.800

RA =    207.64
R 3 +R 4 330  560 890
 Let RB=R2+RA

Let RB=330+207.64=537.640Ω

A
I1
R2=330Ω

E=50V R1=560Ω

RA=0.2076Ω

E 50
I2    0.0929A  93mA
R B 538
 Let RT is R1// RB
R1R B 560x 537.64 301078.4
RT =    274.296
R1 +R B 560  537.64 1097.64

E 50
IT    0.182A
RT 274.296 RB=537.64Ω

E=50V R1=560Ω

I T RT
Ix  (CDR )
Rx

 R3   330 
I4    I2    93mA  34.5mA
 R3  R 4   330  560 