If A1 = 3.6A and A2 = 2A, what would A3 read? if ammeters are connected in parallel.
The formula to calculate the total current (It) in a parallel circuit is:
It = I1 + I2 + I3 + ... + In
where I1, I2, I3, and In are the individual currents in each branch of the parallel circuit.
Since the ammeters in the problem are connected in parallel, we can use this formula to find the total current:
It = A1 + A2 + A3
We are given that A1 = 3.6A and A2 = 2A, but we don't know A3. Therefore, we can rewrite the formula as:
It = 3.6A + 2A + A3
Simplifying the formula by adding the known values:
It = 5.6A + A3
To find A3, we can rearrange the formula:
A3 = It - 5.6A
However, we don't know the total current (It), so we can't calculate A3. We need more information or assumptions to solve this problem.