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A 56.0-Ω resistor is connected in parallel with a 118.0-Ω resistor. This parallel group is connected...

A 56.0-Ω resistor is connected in parallel with a 118.0-Ω resistor. This parallel group is connected in series with a 15.0-Ω resistor. The total combination is connected across a 15.0-V battery.  (a) Find the current in the 118.0-Ω resistor.

(b) Find the power dissipated in the 118.0-Ω resistor.
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This could be solved by using resistance combination and ohm's law. We just have to find total current and then we can find individual voltages.

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