%3D a. Find the current in each branch of the circuit (three in total). Note: You MUST sketch and label the unknown currents in a figure. 2. In the figure below: E1 = 18V, E2= 12V, E3 = 6V, R1= R3 = 80, R2= 160, R4 = 242. b. Set up a loop equation for the loop you did not use in your earlier calculations. Then verify your answers to part a. by testing them in the equation. R2 R3 R1 E3 E1 RA E2

%3D a. Find the current in each branch of the circuit (three in total). Note: You MUST sketch and label the unknown currents in a figure. 2. In the figure below: E1 = 18V, E2= 12V, E3 = 6V, R1= R3 = 80, R2= 160, R4 = 242. b. Set up a loop equation for the loop you did not use in your earlier calculations. Then verify your answers to part a. by testing them in the equation. R2 R3 R1 E3 E1 RA E2

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Chapter20: Electric Current, Resistance, And Ohm's Law

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