Answer to Question #291482 in Electric Circuits for Ken

Question

Battery A 12.6 volts with an internal resistance of 0.2 ohm and battery B 12.2 volts with an internal resistance of 0.3 ohm are delivering a current through the load RL=10 ohms. Find the voltage across the load.

Answer 1

∆V=12.6-12.4=0.2V

Load current

$I_L=\frac{∆V}{R_1+R_2}=\frac{0.2}{0.2+0.3}=0.04A$

$Voltage across load \\ ∆V=I_LR_L\\∆V=0.04\times10=0.4V$