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A parallel circuit with two branches and an 18 volt battery. Resistor #1 on the first branch has a value of 220 ohms and resistor #2 on the second branch has a value of 330 ohms. Calculate the total power
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A parallel circuit with two branches and an 18 volt battery. Resistor #1 on the first branch has a value of 220 ohms and resistor #2 on the second branch has a value of 330 ohms. Calculate the total power for this circuit.

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Answer:

2.455 W

Step-by-step explanation:

The power dissipated in each branch is ...

P = V^2/R

So, the branch powers are ...

branch 1: 18^2/220 ≈ 1.473 W

branch 2: 18^2/330 ≈ 0.982 W

Total power is ...

1.473 W + 0.982 W = 2.455 W

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