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+//Example 21.2
+R1=1;//Resistance of resistor 1 (ohm)
+R2=6;//Resistance of resistor 2 (ohm)
+R3=13;//Resistance of resistor 3 (ohm)
+R_p=1/(1/R1+1/R2+1/R3);//Equivalent resistance for parallel combination (ohm)
+printf('a.Total resistance = %0.3f ohm',R_p)
+
+V=12;//Voltage (V)
+I=V/R_p;//Current (A)
+printf('\nb.Current = %0.2f A',I)
+
+I1=V/R1;//Current through resistor 1 (A)
+printf('\nc.Current through resistor 1 = %0.1f A',I1)
+I2=V/R2;//Current through resistor 2 (A)
+printf('\n Current through resistor 2 = %0.2f A',I2)
+I3=V/R3;//Current through resistor 3 (A)
+printf('\n Current through resistor 3 = %0.2f A',I3)
+printf('\nDiscussion:\n Total current = %0.2f A',I1+I2+I3)
+if (I1+I2+I3)==I
+ printf('\n It is equal to the current output of the source')
+else
+ printf('\n It is not equal to the current output of the source')
+end
+
+P1=V^2/R1;//Power dissipated in resistor 1 (W)
+printf('\nd.Power dissipated in resistor 1 = %0.1f W',P1)
+P2=V^2/R2;//Power dissipated in resistor 2 (W)
+printf('\n Power dissipated in resistor 2 = %0.1f W',P2)
+P3=V^2/R3;//Power dissipated in resistor 3 (W)
+printf('\n Power dissipated in resistor 3 = %0.1f W',P3)
+
+P=I*V;//Power output of source (W)
+printf('\ne.Power output of source = %0.1f W',P)
+if abs((P1+P2+P3)-P)<0.1
+ printf('\nDiscussion:\nIt is equal to the total power dissipated by the resistors, (P1+P2+P3)')
+else
+ printf('\nDiscussion:\nIt is not equal to the total power dissipated by the resistors, (P1+P2+P3)')
+end
+//Disregarding a variation of less than 0.1W for sub-question(e)
+//Answer varies due to round off error
+//Openstax - College Physics
+//Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/latest