A 5 ohm resistor and a 10 ohm resistor are connected in parallel across a battery of unknown voltage. A current of 5A is observed to flow in the 5 ohm resistor. How much current flows in the 10 ohm resistor?
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So, the voltage across the 5 ohm resistor is the same as the voltage across the 10 ohm resistor. We can calculate the voltage across the 5 ohm resistor using Ohm's law, which states that voltage is equal to current times resistance (V = I * R). So, the voltage Show more…
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