Practice Problems
Sample DC Resistor Network
Directions:
On this worksheet you will review the formulas and relationships for resistors wired in series and in parallel. My recommendation is to first build a
voltage diagram
and an
R|I|V|P chart
for the circuit and then check your answers by supplying the value specified in each question.
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Question 1
In the circuit shown above, the values for each resistor are:
R
1
= 4 Ω R
2
= 4 Ω R
3
= 9 Ω R
4
= 6.25 Ω R
5
= 4 Ω R
6
= 7 Ω R
7
= 49 Ω
Based on these values, what would be the total resistance of the combination R
2
, R
3
, and R
4
.
19.25 Ω
0.24 Ω
4.22 Ω
1.92 Ω
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Question 2
What is the total resistance of R
2
, R
3
, R
4
, and R
5
?
8.22 Ω
5.92 Ω
3.31 Ω
2.77 Ω
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Question 3
What is the total resistance of R
6
and R
7
?
56.00 Ω
6.13 Ω
7.02 Ω
0.16 Ω
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Question 4
What is the total resistance between points b and c?
3.51 Ω
14.35 Ω
0.28 Ω
5.35 Ω
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Question 5
What is the total resistance between points a and d?
9.35 Ω
18.35 Ω
7.51 Ω
1.87 Ω
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Question 6
If the circuit is connected to a 30.04 volt battery, what is the current through R
1
?
4.00 amps
16.07 amps
1.64 amps
3.21 amps
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Question 7
What is the current through R
2
?
2.86 amps
0.60 amps
0.55 amps
1.15 amps
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Question 8
What is the current through R
5
?
2.37 amps
4.24 amps
0.92 amps
1.71 amps
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Question 9
What is the current through R
6
?
2.01 amps
4.13 amps
3.15 amps
2.46 amps
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Question 10
What is the voltage drop across R
7
?
28.89 volts
17.19 volts
14.04 volts
22.02 volts
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Question 11
What is the voltage drop across R
3
?
23.43 volts
7.17 volts
15.27 volts
4.99 volts
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Question 12
How much power is dissipated through R
1
?
30.04 watts
120.16 watts
16.00 watts
64.00 watts
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Question 13
How much power is dissipated through R
5
?
11.67 watts
186.67 watts
2.92 watts
6.83 watts
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Question 14
How much power must be supplied by the battery to run this entire circuit?
30.04 watts
120.16 watts
64.01 watts
14.04 watts
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