Respuesta :
Kirchhoff’s Current Law states that sum of entering currents is equal to sum of exiting currents.
[tex] I_{IN} = I_{OUT} [/tex]
We are given information:
[tex] I_{1} = 4A \\ I_{2} = 3A \\ I_{3} =0.5A \\ I_{4} = ?[/tex]
Kirchhoff’s Current Law for our example is:
[tex] I_{1} + I_{4} = I_{2} + I_{3} [/tex]
[tex] 4 + x = 3 + 0.5 [/tex]
[tex] 4 + x = 3.5 [/tex]
[tex] x = -0.5A [/tex]
We got negative value for current. This means that current I₄ is not entering but it is leaving from the junction.
[tex] I_{IN} = I_{OUT} [/tex]
We are given information:
[tex] I_{1} = 4A \\ I_{2} = 3A \\ I_{3} =0.5A \\ I_{4} = ?[/tex]
Kirchhoff’s Current Law for our example is:
[tex] I_{1} + I_{4} = I_{2} + I_{3} [/tex]
[tex] 4 + x = 3 + 0.5 [/tex]
[tex] 4 + x = 3.5 [/tex]
[tex] x = -0.5A [/tex]
We got negative value for current. This means that current I₄ is not entering but it is leaving from the junction.