//Example 1.1 power drawn clc; clear; close; format('v',6) r1=100;//in ohms r2=r1;// in ohms V=250;// ac supply in volts rp=((1)/((1/r1)+(1/r2)));// equivalent resistance in ohms pp=((V^2)/rp);//power drawn in watts disp("part (a) ") disp(pp,"power drawn when elements are in parallel,(W)=") rs=r1+r2;// equivalent resistance in ohms ps=((V^2)/rs);//power drawn in watts disp("part (b) ") disp(ps,"power drawn when elements are in series ,(W)=")