I have the attached circuit and am required to calculate the resistance of R1 and R2.
I approached this by calculating the current through R2 as 0.5A as R2 and R3 have to equal 2.0 A
For R1 I used ohms law with the supply 12V and 2.0 amp current giving me a value of 6 ohms
I then used 12v and 0.5 amp to obtain R2 at 24 ohms
Can someone please point out my mistake?
I approached this by calculating the current through R2 as 0.5A as R2 and R3 have to equal 2.0 A
For R1 I used ohms law with the supply 12V and 2.0 amp current giving me a value of 6 ohms
I then used 12v and 0.5 amp to obtain R2 at 24 ohms
Can someone please point out my mistake?