Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications
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ISBN: 9780135072950
Author: Thomas L. Floyd, David Buchla
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 5, Problem 34P
A certain parallel circuit consists of only
- the number of resistors
- the value of each resistor
- the current in each branch
- the applied voltage
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