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You are given a number of

10Ω10 \Omega

resistors, each capable of dissipating only 1.0 W without being destroyed. What is the minimum number of such resistors that you need to combine in series or in parallel to make a

10Ω10 \Omega

resistance that is capable of dissipating at least 12 W?

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Given:

r=10Ωr=10\,\,\rm{\Omega}

p=1Wp=1\,\,\rm{W}

Net resistance increases in series connection and decreases in parallel connection. So for the net resistance to be equal to the individual resistance there must be a combination of both series and parallel.

There are not many combinations that can fulfill that so we can go through each First case consists of 2 series of 2 resistors in parallel:

Ra=102+102=10ΩR_a=\frac{10}{2}+\frac{10}{2}=10\,\,\rm{\Omega}

Pa=i2RaP_a=i^2R_a

Pa=i210P_a=i^2\cdot 10

From the condition that P>12WP>12\,\,\rm{W} we get:

i2>1.2i^2>1.2

Also, power dissipation through each resistor

Pr=(i2)2RP_r=(\frac{i}{2})^2R

Pr=i24RP_r=\frac{i^2}{4}R

Pr=1.22410P_r=\frac{1.2^2}{4}\cdot 10

Pr=3WP_r=3\,\,\rm{W}

This condition is not met, therefore this layout will not work.

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