clc //ex2.15 //KVL over the supermesh, we get eqn-1 -20+4(i1)+8(i2)=0 //Vx=2(i2) ohm's law //writing an expression for the source current in terms of mesh currents and substituting Vx from above, we get eqn-2 (1/2)i2=i2-i1 //Putting eqn-1 and eqn-2 in standard form 4(i1)+8(i2)=20 and i1-(1/2)i2=0 //solving for currents in matrix method(Ax=b) A=[4,8;1,-1/2]; //coeffcient matrix b=[20;0]; //constant matrix x=A\b; //solution disp(x(1),'Value of i1 in amperes') disp(x(2),'Value of i2 in amperes')