Consider two circuits, A and B, each of which has 12 resistors each of resistance RA and RB. respectively. In each circuit the resistors are in such a way that the net resistance of each circuit is the minimum. Now a 30 V battery with negligible internal resistance is connected across each circuit separately, and the current drawn by circuit A and circuit B are 10 A and 18 A, respectively. Then RA and RB will be:  

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  1. RA = 26 Ω and RB = 25 Ω
  2. RA = 36 Ω and RB = 15 Ω
  3. RA = 26 Ω and RB = 20 Ω
  4. RA = 36 Ω and RB = 20 Ω

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Option 4 : RA = 36 Ω and RB = 20 Ω
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The correct answer is option 4) RA = 36 Ω and RB = 20 Ω

Given:

12 resistors each of resistance RA and RB and it is having \(Ia=10A,Ib=18A\)

whose voltage is \(V=30V\)

Formula used:

Ohm's law: \(V=IR\)

Calculations:

As per the given statement in each circuit, the resistors are in such a way that the net resistance of each circuit is the minimum the resistors must be arranged in parallel. So their net resistance would be:

\({1 \over R'a}=12*{1 \over Ra}\)

\({1 \over R'b}=12*{1 \over Rb}\)

Thus using Ohm's law we get for circuit A:

\(V=IR\)

\(30=Ia*R'a\)

\(30=10*{Ra\over12}\)

\(Ra={12*30 \over 10}={360 \over 10}=36Ω\)

Similarly for circuit B we have:

\(V=IR\)

\(30=Ib*R'b\)

\(30=18*{Rb\over12}\)

\(Rb={12*30 \over 18}={360 \over 18}=20Ω\)

Therefore we have the resistances values as RA = 36 Ω and RB = 20 Ω.

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