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A circuit contains two 500 OHM resistors connected in parallel and is supplied with 60 VDC. What is the current in the circuit?

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Remember Ohm's law
V=IR. Plugging in the information gives you
60=500* I \\ \implies I=0.12 amperes of current.
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Answer:

The current will be 0.24 Amperes

Step-by-step explanation:

First of all we will find the equivalent resistance of the circuit. Since the resistors are connected in parallel so the resistance will be

1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2

1/Rt = 1/ 500 + 1/500

Rt= 250 Ohms

Now we apply Ohm's law to the circuit

V = IR

I = V/R

I = 60/250

I = 0.24 A


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