I just wonder HOW would that be helpful or make something "easier"? Even if it was an assignment or an exercise on a textbook the answer would've been the same, right? There is a path with no resistance and the current would flow through that path. I just can't see how could the context affect the result. But that's just me.
It is very useful to know the context under which the question, is being asked. Because the extra information that gives, can help others make more accurate guesses, as to what has really gone wrong.
E.g. If I say I bought a component from China, and it seems to be faulty, they can say that components from China are often fake/faulty and/or of poor quality, so get a decent replacement component to fix the problem.
If I say I bought the component from Digi-key, and used a super cheap unbranded multimeter to check the component. They might say the multimeter is probably junk, try using a proper multimeter to test the component, as Digi-key components are usually good quality.
If I say a teacher gave me a schematic and I don't understand it. They can expect that there might be puzzling/trick concepts potentially built into the circuit, to catch out people learning electronics. Such as short circuits, put in to catch out unwary students.
So I would say the context does make a difference.
If we had known it was from an educational problem set as a work assignment, we would have been more inclined to hint at the solution, to help you sort it out yourself. Which is probably the best long term solution, rather than just giving you the answer, which is not so good, if you are suppose to be learning about it yourself.