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Transcribed Image Text:**Problem 1**
Find the values of \( v \) and \( i \) in Figure 1, using the concepts of series/parallel resistor combinations, and also the voltage (or current) divider rule.
**Diagram Explanation:**
The circuit in Figure 1 consists of:
- A current source of 8 A supplying current into the circuit.
- A voltage \( v \) across a path with a 5 Ω resistor in series.
- A 25 Ω resistor connected in parallel with a 20 Ω resistor combination path.
- A diamond-shaped network with:
- Two 20 Ω resistors in parallel forming one branch.
- Another two 20 Ω resistors in parallel forming another branch.
- These branches are connected in parallel to each other, with a resulting connection to a 10 Ω resistor.
- Another 10 Ω resistor in series in the path of the current \( i \).
Figure 1 illustrates how these resistors are interconnected and highlights the challenge of calculating the voltage \( v \) and the current \( i \) using resistor combination rules and divider principles.
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