Question

series - parallel circuits can be analyzed using the same electrical laws that apply to separate series or parallel circuits; you just have to apply the series laws to the series portion and the parallel laws to the parallel portion.
select one:
true
false

Explanation:

Series - parallel circuits combine series and parallel components. Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws (current and voltage laws) which are used for series and parallel circuits separately, can be applied to their respective portions (series laws to series part, parallel laws to parallel part) in series - parallel circuits. For example, in a series - parallel circuit with a voltage source \(V\), resistors \(R_1\) in series with a parallel combination of \(R_2\) and \(R_3\). We first use the parallel resistance formula \(R_{23}=\frac{R_2\times R_3}{R_2 + R_3}\) (parallel law) and then the series resistance formula \(R_{total}=R_1+R_{23}\) (series law) to find the total resistance. Then we use Ohm's law \(I = \frac{V}{R_{total}}\) (applicable to the whole series - parallel circuit as it is based on fundamental electrical relationships).

Answer:

True