Mesh Analysis Exercise Question 2 | Solution

Mesh Analysis Exercise Question 2 | Solution

Find the current flow through each resistor using mesh analysis for the circuit in Figure 2

Figure 2

Solution

Step 1:

Assign a direction of current to each closed loop of the circuit

Step 2:

Apply KVL around each closed loop of the circuit.

Loop 1₁

Loop 1₂

Step 3:

Solving the simultaneous linear equations (1) and (2) using matrix

Therefore,

Apply KCL to find I₃