A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability to proportion-or divide-the total current into fractional parts. To understand what this means, let's first analyze a simple parallel circuit, determining the branch currents through individual resistors R1 1 ko R2 3 ko R3 2 kQ 6 V Knowing that voltages across all components in a parallel circuit are the same, we can fill in our voltage/current/resistance table with 6 volts across the top ow: R, R2 R3 Total E 6 6 Volts Amps R 1k 3k 2k Ohms Upload your resulting table on the comment section to check if you arrived on the same answer.

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A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability to proportion-or divide-the total current into fractional parts.
To understand what this means, let's first analyze a simple parallel circuit, determining the branch currents through individual resistors
R1
R2
3 ko
6 V
R3
1 kQ
'2 kΩ
Knowing that voltages across all components in a parallel circuit are the same, we can fill in our voltage/current/resistance table with 6 volts across the top
row:
R,
R2
R3
Total
E
6
Volts
Amps
1k
3k
2k
Ohms
Upload your resulting table on the comment section to check if you arrived on the same answer.
Transcribed Image Text:A parallel circuit is often called a current divider for its ability to proportion-or divide-the total current into fractional parts. To understand what this means, let's first analyze a simple parallel circuit, determining the branch currents through individual resistors R1 R2 3 ko 6 V R3 1 kQ '2 kΩ Knowing that voltages across all components in a parallel circuit are the same, we can fill in our voltage/current/resistance table with 6 volts across the top row: R, R2 R3 Total E 6 Volts Amps 1k 3k 2k Ohms Upload your resulting table on the comment section to check if you arrived on the same answer.
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