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  1. sabre2th1's Avatar
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    Weird current question?


    How would you go about solving this? its supposed to be simple?
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    Re: Weird current question?
    This is Kirschoff's law - No charge, and so current, accumulates at a node (junction between wires). So the sum of all the currents going in must equal to the sum of all the currents going out.
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    Re: Weird current question?
    I stands for current

    Its not A becuase that says - I2+I3+I4=I1

    Its not B because that says - I1+I4=I2+I3

    Its not D because that says - I1=I2+I3+I4

    Its C becuase the current comes from I1 and I2 to meet at the middle and leaves at I3 and I4 directing away from the middle
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    Re: Weird current question?
    Long story short:
    Magnitude of Inwards arrows must equal Magnitude of Outwards arrows

    Edit: Relative to the node.
    Last edited by tamimi; 19-04-2012 at 16:08.
  5. sabre2th1's Avatar
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    Re: Weird current question?
    (Original post by BonjournoDeano)
    I stands for current

    Its not A becuase that says - I2+I3+I4=I1

    Its not B because that says - I1+I4=I2+I3

    Its not D because that says - I1=I2+I3+I4

    Its C becuase the current comes from I1 and I2 to meet at the middle and leaves at I3 and I4 directing away from the middle
    Oh! Thanks
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    Re: Weird current question?
    (Original post by tamimi)
    Long story short:
    Magnitude of Inwards arrows must equal Magnitude of Outwards arrows

    Edit: Relative to the node.

    (Original post by tory88)
    This is Kirschoff's law - No charge, and so current, accumulates at a node (junction between wires). So the sum of all the currents going in must equal to the sum of all the currents going out.
    Thank you
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