EET 140 - Electric Circuit I

TUTORIAL
MESH ANALYSIS

Question 1
Use mesh analysis to obtain io in the circuit of Figure 1

Figure 1

(ANS: -1.7333A)

Question 2
Find current i in the circuit in Figure 2.

Figure 2

(ANS: 8.561A)

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Question 3
Apply mesh analysis to find vo in the circuit in Figure 3.

Figure 3

(ANS: 10.667A, 33.78V)

Question 4
Use mesh analysis to find i1, i2, and i3 in the circuit of Figure 4.

Figure 4

(ANS: 3.5A, -0.5A, 2.5A)

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Question 5
Determine v1 and v2 in the circuit of Figure 5 using mesh analysis.

Figure 5
(ANS: 6V, 6V)

Question 6
Calculate the current gain io/is in the circuit of Figure 6 using mesh analysis.

Figure 6

(ANS: -0.3)

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Question 7
Find the mesh currents i1, i2, and i3 in the network of Figure 7.

Figure 7
(ANS: 2mA, 6mA, 2mA)

Question 8
Find the current in and the voltage across, the 2Ω resistor in Figure 8.

Figure 8
(ANS: 5A, 10V)

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Question 9
Solve for I1 and I2 of the network of Figure 9 by mesh analysis.

Figure 9

(ANS: 0.37A, -1.85A)

Question 10
Determine the current supplied by the 100V battery in the circuit of Figure 10 using mesh
analysis.

Figure 10
(ANS: 7.5A)

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Question 11
Determine the current I supplied by the battery to the resistive network shown in Figure
11 using mesh analysis.

Figure 11
(ANS: 0.3A)

Question 12
For the network shown in Figure 12, calculate the power supplied (or absorbed) by each
voltage source. Use mesh analysis.

Figure 12
(ANS: 1230.77W, 576.9W, 4769.14W)

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Question 13
Solve for the current in the 2Ω resistor of the network of Figure 13 by mesh analysis.

Figure 13
(ANS: 2.98A)

Question 14
Using mesh analysis, find the current I1 and I2 in the network of Figure 14.

Figure 14
(ANS: 5A, 10A)

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Question 15
Solve for the current in 5Ω resistor of the circuit in Figure 15.

Figure 15
(ANS: 1.5A)

Question 16
In the circuit of Figure 15, find the voltage across ab if the 5Ω resistor is removed and the
terminals ab are open circuited.

(ANS: 22.5V)

Question 17
Find the current in the 10Ω resistor of the circuit shown in Figure 16 using mesh analysis.

Figure 16
(ANS: -1A)

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Question 18
By applying only mesh equations to the circuit of Figure 17, find the power dissipated in
the 20Ω resistor.

Figure 17
(ANS: 7.469W)

Question 19
Solve for the power supplied by the 12V source shown in Figure 18 by network
reduction, source transformation and finally using KVL and KCL.

Figure 18
(ANS: 46.56W)

Question 20
Without using network reduction and source transformation, solve Question 19 by using
only mesh equations.
(ANS: 46.59W)

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Question 21
Determine the power supplied(or absorbed) by the controlled voltage source in the
network of Figure 19.

Figure 19
(ANS: 1008W)

Question 22
Transform the two current source in the circuit of Figure 20 to voltage sources and find
the current in the 4Ω resistor using mesh analysis.

Figure 20
(ANS: 5A)

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