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Find the number of branches and nodes in the given circuit

Circuit: an 18 V source, a resistor RA and a 6 ohm resistor (carrying current ix) in parallel on the left; a 5 ohm resistor carrying 13 A in the top wire to a voltage source Vx on the right

  • A.03 branches, 05 nodes
  • B.05 branches, 03 nodes
  • C.05 branches, 05 nodes
  • D.03 branches, 03 nodes

Answer: B

In circuit theory a branch is a single element (or a series group of elements carrying the same current) between two nodes, and a node is a point where two or more elements join. Reading the figure: the bottom wire is one node, the top left wire where the 18 V source, \(R_A\) and the 6 ohm resistor meet is a second node, and the junction between the 5 ohm resistor and the source \(V_x\) is a third. So there are three nodes.


The elements are the 18 V source, \(R_A\), the 6 ohm resistor, the 5 ohm resistor and \(V_x\), five elements, each in its own branch, so there are five branches. The count is 5 branches and 3 nodes, option B.

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