Principles Of Electric Circuits
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134879482
Author: Floyd, Thomas L.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 3, Problem 1P
In a circuit consisting of a voltage source and a resistor, describe what happens to the current when
- a. the voltage is tripled
- b. the voltage is reduced by 75%
- c. the resistance is doubled
- d. the resistance is reduced by 35%
- e. the voltage is doubled and the resistance is cut in half
- f. the voltage is doubled and the resistance is doubled
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