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EE301 Series Circuits Homework
Name _________________
Section _______
Instructor _______________
Date __________
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1. The total resistance in a series circuit is equal to the sum of the individual resistances.
1) ______________
(T/F)
2. See Figure 1. The total resistance in this circuit is?
2) ______________
Figure 1
3. See Figure 1. The total current flowing from the source is?
3) ______________
4. See Figure 1. The total power dissipated by the 7 kΩ resistor is?
4) ______________
5. A circuit has three elements connected in series, two resistors R1 = 5Ω, R2 = 15Ω
5) ______________
and a 20 volt DC power supply. What current flows through the series circuit?
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EE301 Series Circuits Homework
Name _________________
Section _______
Instructor _______________
Date __________
**For credit you must answer all questions in Engineering format and show all your work**
6. See Figure 2. Assume R2 = 3k ohms. Use KVL to find VR2
6) ______________
Figure 2
7. See Figure 3. Which one of the following KVL equations describes this circuit?
A) +10 V + V1 + V2 - 15 V + V3 = 0
C) +10 V - V1 - V2 - 15 V - V3 = 0
7) ______________
B) -10 V - V1 - V2 + 15 V - V3 = 0
D) +10 V - V1 - V2 + 15 V - V3 = 0
Figure 3
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EE301 Series Circuits Homework
Name _________________
Section _______
Instructor _______________
Date __________
**For credit you must answer all questions in Engineering format and show all your work**
8. See Figure 4. How much power is dissipated by each resistor?
8) ______________
Figure 4
9. See Figure 5. Use Voltage Divider Rule to Find the voltage across the 7kΩ
9) ______________
resistor.
Figure 5
10. See Figure 6. Given Va = 3V and Vc = 16V, find Vbc, Vb and the voltage drop
10) ______________
across each resistor. (hint: redraw the circuit in conventional form)
Figure 6
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