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Re: Can anyone solve this problem?



What kind of a voltmeter do you have, John? I'm going to assume
that it is an electroscope incapable of conducting current. If
it is otherwise then the problem is indeterminate. Since the
meter is connected to points which cannot be current sources
(they are insulated from the world) it is evident that the
current through the meter must be zero, and consequently the
indicated voltage will also be zero.

It's a poorly posed problem *unless* some student gets it right.
Then it's brilliant!

Leigh