The total current drawn by a circuit consisting of three resistors connected in parallel is 12 A. The voltage drop across the first resistor is 12 V, the value of second resistor is 3 Ω and the power dissipation of the third resistor is 24 W. What are the resistances of the first and third resistors?

The total current drawn by a circuit consisting of three resistors connected in parallel is 12 A. The voltage drop across the first resistor is 12 V, the value of second resistor is 3 Ω and the power dissipation of the third resistor is 24 W. What are the resistances of the first and third resistors?

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Chapter17: Resistive-inductive Series Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 15PP: An R-L series circuit contains two resistors and two inductors. The resistors are 68 and 124 . The...

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