Ch03-Slides-#05Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:26 PM

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Supermesh: Two adjoining meshes that share a current source constitute a supermesh. The current source may be of the independent or dependent type, and it may include a resistor in series with it.

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Example 3-4: Circuit with Three Meshes. Use mesh analysis to (a) obtain mesh-current equations for the circuit in Fig. 3-7 and then (b) determine the current in R4,

given that V0 = 18 V, R1 = 6 Ω, R2 = R3 = 2 Ω, R4 = 4 Ω,

and R5 = R6 = 4 Ω.

Ch03 Exercise Discussion #03

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