Hello all. I am working on a pre-lab for my DC circuits class and this question has me a bit stumped. I have been asked to calculate the following:

• Resistance of BD
• Resistance Total
• Resistance of BC
• Resistance of CD

I understand the series and parallel equations for resistance, but I am struggling with the flow of the current here. would it go in at A, then split at B, coming out at D and ending at E?

How would I find the resistance from B to D? From B to C? and from C to D?

I believe the total resistance would be 1,428.57Ω, with 628.57Ω coming from the middle section, and having 330Ω and 470Ω added to it. This may be incorrect but that is how I would think to do the total resistance.

Thank you in advance for any help that is offered.

 

hi,
Welcome to AAC.
What do you calculate the sum of the 3.3k and the 1.2k to be.??
E

 

hi,
Welcome to AAC.
What do you calculate the sum of the 3.3k and the 1.2k to be.??
E

I would think it to be 880, since it is a part of the parallel, but I may be confusing myself and it may just be 4.5k

 

hi,
Your over complicating it..
What do you calculate the Series sum of the 3.3k and the 1.2k to be.??

E

Hint: forget about the 330R and the 470R and the 2k2 for now..

 

hi,
Your over complicating it..
What do you calculate the Series sum of the 3.3k and the 1.2k to be.??

E

4.5k

 

Hi,
OK so now the circuit looks like this,
What value are the 4k5 and 2k2 in Parallel.?
E

 

Hi,
OK so now the circuit looks like this,
What value are the 4k5 and 2k2 in Parallel.?
E
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Hi,

1.48k, right??

 

hi,
OK,
So your circuit is now, so BD resistance is easy to Read

So also what is the total resistance from A to E..?
E

 

hi,
OK,
So your circuit is now, so BD resistance is easy to Read

So also what is the total resistance from A to E..?
E
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oh wow I did not realize that's how it worked. total would be 2.28k

 

So if A to E is 2.28K what do make the BD value.??

E

 

So if A to E is 2.28K what do make the BD value.??

E

1.48k I believe ?

 

hi,
Believing is not enough... are you confident.??

What is BD
What is AE.
then we can move on to the BC and CD..
E

 

hi,
Believing is not enough... are you confident.??

What is BD
What is AE.
then we can move on to the BC and CD..
E

BD - 1.48k
AE - 2.28k

 

OK, look at this breakdown of your circuit for doing BC

One resistor is in parallel with two resistors in series,

How would you solve this for BC,??

E

 

OK, look at this breakdown of your circuit for doing BC

One resistor is in parallel with two resistors in series,

How would you solve this for BC,??

E
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I would want to combine 2.2k and 1.2k, but do those get solved as a series or a parallel?

 

Lets remove remove the 3k3 , so what would BC be then.?

 

Lets remove remove the 3k3 , so what would BC be then.?

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3.4k

 

So the 3k3 and the 3k4 are in parallel, so whats the value of BC.??

 

So the 3k3 and the 3k4 are in parallel, so whats the value of BC.??

1.67k

 

OK,
so use same method on this circuit for CD.
E