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Chapter 19 Problem 85GP

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(a) A voltmeter and an ammeter can be connected as shown in Fig. a to measure a resistance . If is the voltmeter reading, and is the ammeter reading, the value of will not quite be (as in Ohm's law) because some current goes through the voltmeter. Show that the actual value of is

\(\frac{1}{R}=\frac{I}{V}-\frac{1}{R_{r}}\)

where is the voltmeter resistance. Note that \(R \approx V / I\) if \(R_{V} \gg R\) (b) A voltmeter and an ammeter can also be connected as shown in Fig. to measure a resistance Show in this case that

\(R \approx \frac{V}{I}-R_{A}\)

where and are the voltmeter and ammeter readings and \(R_{A}\) is the resistance of the ammeter. Note that \(R \approx V / I\) if \(R_{A} \ll R\).

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

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