// Scilab code Ex2.9: Pg 52-53 (2008) clc; clear; R1 = 3; // Resisance, ohms R2 = 2; // Resistance, ohms R3 = 10; // Resistance, ohms E1 = 10; // E.m.f, V E2 = 4; // E.m.f, V // Applying Kirchhoff ’ s Current Law(the sum of the currents arriving at a junction is equal to the sum of the currents leaving that junction) A = [3 -2; 13 10]; B = [6; 10]; X = inv(A)*B; I1 = X(1,:); // Electric current through branch FA, A I2 = X(2,:); // Eleactric current through branch EB, A I3 = ( I1 + I2 ); // Electric current through branch CD, A V_CD = R3*I3; // P.d.across R3 resistor, V printf("\nThe current through branch FA = %6.3f A", I1); printf("\nThe current through branch EB = %5.3f A", I2); printf("\nThe current through branch CD = %5.3f A", I3); printf("\np.d.across %2d resistor = %4.2f V", R3, V_CD); // Result // The current through branch FA = 1.429 A // The current through branch FA = -0.857 A // The current through branch FA = 0.571 A // p.d.across %2d resistor = 5.71 V