Points , , , and form the corners of a rectangle, listed clockwise. Ideal wires are…

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Problem

Points

A

B

C

, and

D

form the corners of a rectangle, listed clockwise. Ideal wires are connected along

AB

BC

CD

, and

DA

to form the perimeter. Two additional ideal wires are added: • Wire

AM

connects vertex

A

to the midpoint

M

of side

BC

. • Wire

CN

connects vertex

C

to the midpoint

N

of side

AD

. A single ideal battery is inserted along side

CD

. How many independent closed loops are present in the completed circuit? (a)

2

(b)

4

(c)

3

(d)

5