The Inspection Method
In the inspection method the constants R11, R12, . . . ,
Rmm and V1, V2, . . . , Vm
in the system of equations:
are gotten according to the following rules:
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To get Rjj, where j = 1, 2, ... m (ie. the diagonal R 's),
go around loop j and sum up the resistances.
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To get Vj, where j = 1, 2, ... m (ie. the constants on the
right-hand-side), go around loop j and sum up the source (battery) voltages. Source voltages
whose polarity points opposite to the direction of loop current j count as negative.
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To get Rjk, where j is not equal to k (ie. the off-diagonal R 's),
sum up the loads that loops j and k have in common. If the loop currents j and
k are going in opposite directions through those loads, then
also attach a minus sign to Rjk.
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