Electricity And Magnitism, Resistance

How many 176 Ω \Omega resistors (in parallel) are required to carry 5 A on a 220 V line?

5 3 6 4

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6 solutions

Ankit Vijay
Jun 1, 2014

F o r x n u m b e r o f r e s i s t o r s o f r e s i s t a n c e 176 Ω , t h e e q u i v a l e n t r e s i s t a n c e o f t h e r e s i s t o r s c o n n e c t e d i n p a r a l l e l i s g i v e n b y O h m s l a w a s V = I R I = V R S u p p l y v o l t a g e , V = 220 V C u r r e n t , I = 5 A E q u i v a l e n t r e s i s t a n c e o f t h e c o m b i n a t i o n = R , g i v e n a s 1 R = x × 1 176 R = 176 x x = 176 × I V x = 176 × 5 220 x = 4 For\quad x\quad number\quad of\quad resistors\quad of\quad resistance\quad 176Ω\quad ,\quad the\quad equivalent\quad \\ resistance\quad of\quad the\quad resistors\quad connected\quad in\quad parallel\quad is\quad given\quad by\quad \\ Ohm’s\quad law\quad as\\ \\ V=IR\\ \\ I=\frac { V }{ R } \\ \\ Supply\quad voltage\quad ,V=220V\quad \\ \\ Current,I=5A\\ \\ Equivalent\quad resistance\quad of\quad the\quad combination=R,\quad given\quad as\\ \\ \frac { 1 }{ R } =x\quad \times \frac { 1 }{ 176 } \\ \\ R=\frac { 176 }{ x } \\ \\ x=\frac { 176\times I }{ V } \\ \\ x=\frac { 176\times 5 }{ 220 } \\ \\ x=\quad 4

Nice solution

Mardokay Mosazghi - 7 years ago

excellent question.... but i wsolved it at ease as because if we assume taking 4 resistances and then calculate.. the answer comes automatically////

Shraman Das - 6 years, 12 months ago

Nice solution :)

Ramji Varadarajan - 6 years, 12 months ago
Shivam Jadhav
Jun 20, 2014

V=IR 220= 5×R R=44 In parallel combination of resistors 1/R= reciprocal of sum of all individual resistors 1/44 = N/176 ( where "N" is the number of resistors) N= 4

Deepak Nair
Jun 16, 2014

for effective resistance in parallel, R/n, V=IR/n, find n, substituting V=220, I=5, R=176....n=4

Awnon Bhowmik
Jun 15, 2014

Ohm's Law gives us

V=IR; R=V/I; R=220V/5A = 44 Ohms;

For resistors of equal value Equivalent resistance 1/R=y(1/176) [for parallel connection 1/R=1/R1+1/R2+....1/Rn]; 1/44=y/176; or, 176/y=44; or, y=176/44; So, y=4

Gautham Vallabhan
Jun 15, 2014

V=IR i.e R=V/I here total resistance in the circuit is R where V=220 and I=5A. So R=220/5=44

Total resistance is 44 ohm. In a parallel Circuit R(total)=1/(1/R1+1/R2+...+1/Rn) Here, one resistor value is 176 ohm

So denominator of the equation is always equal..

therefore 44ohm=176ohm/x simple algebraic equation where x=176/44= 4..the total number of resistors

Kimberly Rae
Sep 27, 2018

Since V = IR

I = V/R

I = 220/176 = 1.25 A

this is 1/4 of 5 A thus 4 resistors required.

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