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A 6.00 volt battery is in a circuit with two resistors, A and B, connected in parallel. If the current flowing
out of the battery is 90.0 mA, what is the value in ohms of B if A is 100 ?


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Answer: [tex]200\Omega[/tex]

Explanation:

Given

The battery used is 6V in magnitude

The current flow is 90 mA

If the resistance of A is [tex]100\Omega[/tex]

Net resistance of the circuit is

[tex]R_{net}=\dfrac{V}{I}\\\\\Rightarrow R_{net}=\dfrac{6}{90\times 10^{-3}}\\\\\Rightarrow R_{net}=\dfrac{200}{3}\Omega[/tex]

If A and B are in parallel then their net resistance must be   [tex]\frac{200}{3}[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{1}{\frac{200}{3}}=\dfrac{1}{100}+\dfrac{1}{R_b}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{R_b}=\dfrac{3}{200}-\dfrac{1}{100}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{R_b}=\dfrac{3-2}{200}\\\\\Rightarrow R_b=200\Omega[/tex]