Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 757: 62

Answer

$V_B=5V, V_C=-10V$

Work Step by Step

We can determine the potential at point B and C as follows: $V_A-V_C=(11\Omega) I$.....eq(1) The equivalent resistance of the right-most branches is $R_{eq}=6.2\Omega+12\Omega$ $R_{eq}=18.2\Omega$ The equivalent resistance of the two parallel current paths between A and B is $\frac{1}{\frac{1}{18.2\Omega}+\frac{1}{7.2\Omega}}=5.3\Omega$ The equivalent resistance for the entire network is $5.3\Omega+11\Omega=16.3\Omega$ Now $I=\frac{15V}{16.3\Omega}$...eq(2) Using eq(1) and eq(2), we obtain: $V_A-V_C=0-V_C=11\Omega \times 0.92A$ $\implies V_{C}=-10V$ Similarly, the potential at B is given as $V_B=5V$
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