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Discussion Forum : Parallel Circuits - General Questions (Q.No. 9)
9.
If two parallel-connected resistors dissipate 6 watts and 10 watts of power, then what is the total power loss?
3.75 watts
4 watts
16 watts
60 watts
Answer: Option
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Prakasam said:   1 decade ago
Power= P1+P2=6+10=16

Shiv said:   1 decade ago
P1=(V*V)/R1=6
P2=(V*V)/R2=10
=>R1=(5/3)R2
R=R1||R2=(5/8)R2
P=(V*V)/R=16

Sujabanu said:   1 decade ago
In parallel circuit, dissipate the power is same. So p1+p2=6+10=16.

Sandeep said:   1 decade ago
@Sujabanu

If power in series ckt's then o/p power. ?

Abbu said:   1 decade ago
Then take current constant and calculate resistance.

Aman said:   1 decade ago
Power is additive in any configuration of resistive circuit: PTotal = P1 + P2 + . . . Pn

Chandrasekhar said:   1 decade ago
Total power loss in a circuit is nothing but the power loss in the individual components =component1 power + component2 power loss.

The above statement is said because the energy cannot be created or destroyed.

Sriram said:   1 decade ago
I go with Chandrasekhar.

Nisha said:   1 decade ago
TOTAL POWER P=V^2/(R1!!R2)
=v^2*(R1+R2/R1*R2)
=V^2/R2+V^2/R1
=P1+P2
=16W

Ravikumar said:   1 decade ago
Total power dissipation in parallel circuit is sum of individual power dissipation so, P=P1+P2 =6+10=16watts.


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