//CHAPTER 1- D.C. CIRCUIT ANALYSIS AND NETWORK THEOREMS 
//Example 1

disp("CHAPTER 1");
disp("EXAMPLE 1");

//VARIABLE INITIALIZATION
nob=14;                       //number of branches
non=8;                        //number of nodes

//SOLUTION
nole=nob-non+1;               //number of loop equations 
disp(sprintf("The total number of independent loop equations are %d",nole));

//END