Solutions Manual for Electrical Engineering Principles and Applications 5th Edition by Allan R.Hambley CHAPTER 2 Resistive Circuits Exercises E2.1
(a) R2, R3, and R4 are in parallel. Furthermore R1 is in series with the combination of the other resistors. Thus we have:
Req =R1 + 1/R2 + 1/1R3 + 1/R4 = 3 Ω (b) R3 and R4 are in parallel. Furthermore, R2 is in series with the combination of R3, and R4. Finally R1 is in parallel with the combination of the other resistors. Thus we have:
Req= 1/R1 +1/[R2 +11/(1/R3 +1/R4 )] = 5 Ω (c) R1 and R2 are in parallel. Furthermore, R3, and R4 are in parallel. Finally, the two parallel combinations are in series.
Req= 1/R1 +11/R2 + 1/R3 +1 1/R4 = 52.1 Ω (d) R1 and R2 are in series. Furthermore, R3 is in parallel with the series combination of R1 and R2.
Req= 1/R3 +11/(R1 +R2 ) = 1.5 kΩ
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