Resistor Network Power Dissipation · CAP 2001 #1

Physics · electromagnetism

Problem

Three identical resistors are connected across a voltage source V so that one of them is in parallel with two others which are connected in series. The power dissipated through the first one, compared to the power dissipated by each of the other two, is approximately (a) the same. (b) half as much. (c) twice as much. (d) four times as much.

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