Final answer:
Kyle can arrange his 17 toy trucks in either 1 group of 17 trucks or 17 groups of 1 truck. For the series circuit with equal resistors, each resistor will have 4.25 V across it, while in the parallel circuit, each resistor will see the full 17 V across it.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question regarding Kyle's 17 toy trucks and how they can be placed in equal groups revolves around the concept of finding the factors of the given number. To answer this, we must list the factors of 17, which are 1 and 17, since 17 is a prime number. So, the toy trucks can be placed in either 1 group of 17 trucks or 17 groups of 1 truck.
Equal resistance in series circuit question (8): If you have a circuit with 4 resistors of equal resistance in series and a total voltage of 17 V, the voltage across each of them would be equal since they have the same resistance. The voltage across each resistor in a series circuit is the total voltage divided by the number of resistors. Hence, each resistor will have a voltage of 17 V / 4 = 4.25 V across it.
Equal resistance in parallel circuit question (9): If you have a circuit with 4 resistors of equal resistance in parallel and the total voltage across them is 17 V, each resistor will have the same voltage across it as the total voltage provided in parallel circuits. Therefore, the voltage across each of the resistors will be 17 V.