Dont no how to get I1 or I2 and voltage drop only thing i can get is total resistance.

also is VS 2volts?

thanks

 

Hello again,
Allow me to reiterate what I have previously stated:

Third, what have you done to attempt to solve this problem. You'll find many people willing to help you here, but not before you have attempted, and shown, a solution to the problem.

If you've found the equivalent resistance, state it. I'm not going to take your word for it. At the very least, you can use it to check your answers.

also is VS 2volts?

Since you've asked about the voltage source, I'll assume Vs is the source voltage from V1 and V2....

No, Vs is not 2V. All that a voltage source does is say that the positive side is more positive than the negative side by X volts, where x is the number of volts for the supply. This being the case, V1 says that it's positive side, the longer bar on top, is 10 volts above common, or ground, since its negative side is connected directly to ground. V2 then says that its positive side is 8V above it's negative side, but this negative side is already 10V above common, since it's connected to the positive side of V1, so the voltage at the positive, with respect to ground/common, of V2 is.....(this is the part you have to do some work)

 

If you have calculated the total resistance, you can find the total current
(I1) since the total voltage is given. I2 can be calcualted using the current divider rule after that.

 

If you have calculated the total resistance, you can find the total current

The question, however, is asking for KVL and KCL solutions

(I1) since the total voltage is given.

We are working on that...

 

Work it out anyway you can, ( if you haven't been asleep through all your classes,you should be able to do it "by inspection"),then do it again using KVL & KCL.

You should get the same results.

In the meantime, Google for "Series aiding" or similar,to understand about the battery voltages.

 

1st calculate the equiv. series resistance of R2 and R3:

Requiv= R2 * R3 / (R2 + R3) == 2000 ohms

You can now calculate the current flowing through the whole circuit:

I = V / R
= (10 + 8) / (5K + 2K + 2.2k) [the 2K comes from above]
= 1.96 mA

Now, given that R2 and R3 have the exact same resistance they are going to share the current equally.

i.e. I(R2) = I(R3) = 1.96 mA/2
= 0.98 mA

Had R2 and R3 not been the same value, observe that the voltage across R2 and R3 must be the same.

This allows you two write:
V(R2) = V(R3) = I(R2)R2 = I(R3)R3

you can quickly see that this is ratio. Since you know also know the total current is the same as the current going through R1 you also know that I(R1) = I(R2) + I(R3). Two equations... and enough unknowns that one can grind it out...

 

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