Show that for two resistors and connected in parallel across the same potential difference

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · ISC · Physics · Current Electricity · Electrical energy and power

Problem

Show that for two resistors R1R_1 and R2R_2 connected in parallel across the same potential difference, the ratio of the powers dissipated in them is P1:P2=R2:R1P_1 : P_2 = R_2 : R_1.

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