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Offline DMagusTopic starter

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Help with calculating
« on: March 07, 2020, 09:59:11 pm »
How can I calculate the voltage, current and power for each of the resistors in this circuit?
 

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Re: Help with calculating
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2020, 10:26:12 pm »
When does the homework have to be done by?
 
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Re: Help with calculating
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2020, 10:26:59 pm »
You want us to do your homework for you?

What are your thoughts on this?
Alex
 
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Re: Help with calculating
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2020, 10:32:22 pm »
In two days. I'm starting to learn electronics so I was trying to figure out how to calculte what I say, but I have no clue where to begin.
We were learning that when a circuit is in series the current is the same for all the resistors and the current splits between them and when the circuit is in parallel is the opposite.
What confused me is that all of the resistors aren't only in series or parallel, so maybe I have to calculate a equivalent resistor to find the other values?
I dont want the full resolution, just some insight in how to begin to calculate.
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Re: Help with calculating
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2020, 10:34:11 pm »
Yes, start with calculating a total resistance. This will let you calculate current out of the voltage source.
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Re: Help with calculating
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2020, 10:52:30 pm »
Start with R2 and R3, which are in series, so that's 1290 Ohms. Now you can work out the resistance of 1290 Ohms in parallel with 680 Ohms.

Once you've got the total resistance, you can calculate the current. The voltage across R1 is easy to calculate V = IR. The voltage across R4 will be equal to V1- V(R1).

You can check your working with a simulator such as LTSpice or falstad.

https://www.falstad.com/circuit/
 
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