12.3. Practice Problems

Practice Problem


R2 and R5 are series (add)


R25 and R3 are parallel:


1/R253 = 1/10 + 1/40 = 4/40 + 1/40 = 5/40 = 1/8


Now it is a series circuit:

RT = 8 + 8 + 4 = 20Ω

IT = VT/RT = 120/20 = 6 A


It’s time to test yourself!