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Series and Parallel Circuits Worksheet

The document contains 6 practice problems involving calculating total resistance and current for various series-parallel circuits. It provides diagrams of circuits and asks the reader to find total resistance and current. It also provides an approach for solving a circuit to find the current at any point by calculating total resistances at different points and using those values along with given current or voltage to determine other values.

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Series and Parallel Circuits Worksheet

The document contains 6 practice problems involving calculating total resistance and current for various series-parallel circuits. It provides diagrams of circuits and asks the reader to find total resistance and current. It also provides an approach for solving a circuit to find the current at any point by calculating total resistances at different points and using those values along with given current or voltage to determine other values.

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1.

A circuit is set up with two parallel resistors, each of a resistance of


250Ω.
a. What is the total resistance for this circuit?
b. If another resistor of resistance 300Ω is added in series with
these two parallel resistors, what is the total resistance?
c. If a voltage of 120V is put across the circuit in b, what will the
current be in the circuit?

2. A series/parallel circuit is set up as shown below. Find the total


resistance of the circuit and the current in the circuit.

8Ω
15Ω
25Ω
8Ω

12V

3. Find the total resistance and the current for the circuit below:

25Ω 10Ω

15Ω 30Ω

6V

4. Find the total resistance and the current for the circuit on the back:

10Ω 6Ω
Ω
5Ω 8Ω

18V
5. Find the total resistance and the voltage for the circuit below:
10Ω

30Ω

25Ω
Ω
Total
current in 15Ω
the circuit
= 2A

6. Find the total resistance and the voltage for the circuit below:
15Ω

3Ω
Total current in
45Ω
the circuit =
Ω
2.4 A
8Ω
1. In the above diagram be able to solve for the current at any pint in the circuit.

An approach to solving:
1. Calculate the RT for R1 and R2.
2. Calculate the RT for R3, R4, and R5.
3. Find the RT for the entire circuit.
4. Find the total current in the circuit.
5. Calculate the voltage drop across R1/R2.
6. Calculate the voltage drop across R3/R4/R5.
7. Calculate the current through R1.
8. Calculate the current through R3, R4, and R5.

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