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Three resistors R1 = 12 Ω, R2 = 20 Ω, and R3 = 30 Ω are in parallel and are connected to a voltage supply that provides 4.8 V of voltage as shown in the circuit diagram below. Answer the following questions
(a) What is the total resistance of the three resistors?
(b) What is the total current in the circuit?
(c) What is the electrical potential difference between point A and point D, between point B and point D, and between point C and point D in the circuit?
(d) What is the
(e) Find the power dissipation in the resistor R1 when the voltage at the voltage supply is increased to 6.0 V.
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