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Electric Current

Problem 3.180

Find the emf and the internal resistance of a source which is equivalent to two batteries connected in paralle] whose emf's are equal to E1\mathscr{E}_ {1} and E2\mathscr{E}_ {2} and internal resistances to R1R_{1} and R2R_{2}.

Reveal Answer
E=(E1R2+E2R1)/(R1+R2),Ri=R1R2/(R1+R2)\mathscr{E}=\left(\mathscr{E}_{1} R_{2}+\mathscr{E}_{2} R_{1}\right) /\left(R_{1}+R_{2}\right), \quad R_{i}=R_{1} R_{2} /\left(R_{1}+R_{2}\right)