Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Branch, Loop and Node Analyses · medium

A circuit has 5 nodes and 8 branches. How many independent loop equations does it have?

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 8
  4. 4

Answer

D. 4

Solution

The number of independent loops is b-n+1=8-5+1=4.

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