Let us assume that a resistor connected across terminals a and b in the following circuit draws a current of 5 A and the voltage drop across 20 Ω resistor is 60 v. What is the value of that resistor between terminal a and b?

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Let us assume that a resistor connected across terminals a and b in the following circuit draws a current of 5 A and the voltage drop across 20 Ω resistor is 60 v. What is the value of that resistor between terminal a and b?

 

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