Find the currents flowing in the circuit in
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Strategy
This circuit is sufficiently complex that the currents cannot be found using Ohm’s law and the series-parallel techniques—it is necessary to use Kirchhoff’s rules. Currents have been labeled
,
, and
in the figure and assumptions have been made about their directions. Locations on the diagram have been labeled with letters a through h. In the solution we will apply the junction and loop rules, seeking three independent equations to allow us to solve for the three unknown currents.
Solution
We begin by applying Kirchhoff’s first or junction rule at point a. This gives
since
flows into the junction, while
and
flow out. Applying the junction rule at e produces exactly the same equation, so that no new information is obtained. This is a single equation with three unknowns—three independent equations are needed, and so the loop rule must be applied.
Now we consider the loop abcdea. Going from a to b, we traverse
in the same (assumed) direction of the current
, and so the change in potential is
. Then going from b to c, we go from
to +, so that the change in potential is
. Traversing the internal resistance
from c to d gives
. Completing the loop by going from d to a again traverses a resistor in the same direction as its current, giving a change in potential of
.
The loop rule states that the changes in potential sum to zero. Thus,
Substituting values from the circuit diagram for the resistances and emf, and canceling the ampere unit gives
Now applying the loop rule to aefgha (we could have chosen abcdefgha as well) similarly gives
Note that the signs are reversed compared with the other loop, because elements are traversed in the opposite direction. With values entered, this becomes
These three equations are sufficient to solve for the three unknown currents. First, solve the second equation for
:
Now solve the third equation for
:
Substituting these two new equations into the first one allows us to find a value for
:
Combining terms gives
Substituting this value for
back into the fourth equation gives
The minus sign means
flows in the direction opposite to that assumed in
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Finally, substituting the value for
into the fifth equation gives
Discussion
Just as a check, we note that indeed
. The results could also have been checked by entering all of the values into the equation for the abcdefgha loop.
Questions & Answers
Ayele, K., 2003. Introductory Economics, 3rd ed., Addis Ababa.
what's the difference between a firm and an industry
Abdul
firm is the unit which transform inputs to output where as industry contain combination of firms with similar production 😅😅
Abdulraufu
Suppose the demand function that a firm faces shifted from
Qd 120 3P
to
Qd 90 3P
and the supply function has shifted from
QS
20 2P
to
QS
10 2P .
a) Find the effect of this change on price and quantity.
b) Which of the changes in demand and supply is higher?
Demand curve shows that how supply and others conditions affect on demand of a particular thing and what percent demand increase whith increase of supply of goods
Israr
Hi Sir please how do u calculate Cross elastic demand and income elastic demand?
Abari
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