Simple Series Circuit#

Consider the circuit shown below.

The terminal voltage of the battery is $params.V\mathrm{V}$ and the resistances are $R_1=params.R1\mathrm{\Omega }$, $R_2=params.R2\mathrm{\Omega }$, and $R_3=params.R3\mathrm{\Omega }$.

Part 1#

Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit.

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Part 2#

Find the current through $R_1$.

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Part 3#

Find the current through $R_2$.

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Part 4#

Find the current through $R_3$.

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Part 5#

Find the voltage drop across $R_1$.

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Part 6#

Find the voltage drop across $R_2$.

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Part 7#

Find the voltage drop across $R_3$.

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Part 8#

Find the power dissipated by $R_1$.

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Part 9#

Find the power dissipated by $R_2$.

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Part 10#

Find the power dissipated by $R_3$.

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Part 11#

Find the power supplied by the battery.

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Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 2 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.