Power dissipated across the 8 
resistor in the circuit shown here is 2 watt. The power dissipated in watt units across the 3 
resistor is
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A
Resistance of series combination of 
and 
is 
Let 
be the total current in the circuit.
Current through 
is
Current through 
is 
Power dissipated in 
resistor is
Power dissipated in 
resistor is
or, 
watt
Power dissipated across 
resistor is 3 watt.
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