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Date Posted: 5/15/2008 10:13:27 PM  Status: Closed
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I need to find v in the circuit above, but am having trouble summing the currents...

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Date Posted: 5/15/2008 11:24:49 PM  Status: Live
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Response:
The resultant current is
I = 5 - 1 + 6 = 10A
 
Using voltage divider theorem, the current I1 is
 
I1 = I (10) / (10+10) = (10)(10) / (20) = 5A
The voltage
V = (I1) (5) = (1) (5) = 5V
 
 

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Date Posted: 5/15/2008 11:43:31 PM  Status: Live
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      Taking Nodal Analysis we get,
               
               
               
 
 
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