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Homework Statement
Homework Equations
What is the current leaving the cell.
The Attempt at a Solution
Since all the resistors have the same drop in watts, I assumed both "sections" will lose drop 6V. So each side of the the parallel section drops 6V and the single resistor also drops 6V.
Then I tried to find the resistance in ohms of each one. P=V^2/R... 60^2/60=60.
So I assumed every resistor is 60ohms. I then went to find the total resistance of the system (60^-1+60^-1)^-1+60. Rt=90.. Then I used V=IR 120/90 to find current. I end up getting 1.3Amps is this correct ?
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