The current drawn from a 12 V supply with internal resistance 0.5 \Omega by the infinite network (shown in the figure) is:
3.12 A
3.72 A
2.29 A
2.37 A
For an infinite ladder network, adding one more repeating unit does not change the equivalent resistance (). Assuming the standard configuration for this result (series resistors , parallel resistors ), the equation is . Substituting values: . Solving the quadratic yields . The total resistance is . The current , .
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