When resistors burn out, they usually short.

More Questions from Series-Parallel Circuits

• The voltage across R3 is 20 volts.
• The voltage across R1 is 175 volts.
• When a load resistance is connected to the output of a voltage divider circuit, the source current increases.
• The current through R1 is 17 mA.
• A Wheatstone bridge may be used to determine the value of an unknown resistance.
• A loaded voltage divider is a common application of a series-parallel circuit.
• Opens and shorts are typical problems that occur in electric circuits.
• Attaching a 6 kΩ load to a voltage divider will cause a smaller decrease in the output voltage than will attaching a 5 kΩ load.
• In the given circuit, the Thevenin voltage equals 6 V.
• The voltage out when a 10 kΩ load is connected is 5.7 volts.

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