The total current drawn by a circuit consisting of three resistors connected in parallel is 12A. the voltage drop across the first resistor is 12 V, the value of second resistor is 3 ohms and the power dissipation of the third resistor is 24W. what are the resistance of the first and third resistors?

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5. The total current drawn by a circuit consisting of three resistors connected in parallel is 12A.
the voltage drop across the first resistor is 12 V, the value of second resistor is 3 ohms and the
power dissipation of the third resistor is 24W. what are the resistance of the first and third
resistors?
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