Practice Problems
Sample DC Resistor Network
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On this worksheet you will review the formulas and relationships for resistors wired in series and in parallel.
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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
= 5 Ω R
3
= 11 Ω R
4
= 7.75 Ω R
5
= 2 Ω R
6
= 6 Ω R
7
= 42 Ω
Based on these values, what would be the total resistance of the combination R
2
, R
3
, and R
4
.
0.19 Ω
2.38 Ω
5.22 Ω
23.75 Ω
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Question 2
What is the total resistance of R
2
, R
3
, R
4
, and R
5
?
4.38 Ω
1.84 Ω
1.70 Ω
7.22 Ω
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Question 3
What is the total resistance of R
6
and R
7
?
6.02 Ω
48.00 Ω
5.25 Ω
0.19 Ω
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Question 4
What is the total resistance between points b and c?
3.04 Ω
12.47 Ω
0.33 Ω
4.01 Ω
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Question 5
What is the total resistance between points a and d?
1.73 Ω
7.04 Ω
8.01 Ω
16.47 Ω
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Question 6
If the circuit is connected to a 28.16 volt battery, what is the current through R
1
?
1.71 amps
16.30 amps
4.00 amps
3.51 amps
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Question 7
What is the current through R
2
?
0.55 amps
2.82 amps
1.13 amps
0.58 amps
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Question 8
What is the current through R
5
?
1.68 amps
1.20 amps
2.78 amps
6.59 amps
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Question 9
What is the current through R
6
?
4.50 amps
2.03 amps
3.34 amps
2.35 amps
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Question 10
What is the voltage drop across R
7
?
20.05 volts
12.16 volts
27.00 volts
14.11 volts
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Question 11
What is the voltage drop across R
3
?
16.25 volts
6.04 volts
7.38 volts
28.13 volts
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Question 12
How much power is dissipated through R
1
?
112.64 watts
16.00 watts
64.00 watts
28.16 watts
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Question 13
How much power is dissipated through R
5
?
2.84 watts
22.68 watts
5.67 watts
3.37 watts
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Question 14
How much power must be supplied by the battery to run this entire circuit?
12.16 watts
64.01 watts
28.16 watts
112.64 watts
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