An ideal battery is connected in series with a resistor and a branch containing two…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Electric Circuits · Electric Circuits

Problem

An ideal 20 V20\,\text{V} battery is connected in series with a 10 Ω10\,\Omega resistor and a branch containing two resistors of 5 Ω5\,\Omega and 20 Ω20\,\Omega wired in parallel. Calculate the percentage of the battery’s total power that is dissipated in the 5 Ω5\,\Omega resistor.

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