Current Values
1. **State the problem:**
We need to find the currents $i_1$, $i_2$, and $i_3$ in the circuit using Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL), which states that the algebraic sum of currents entering and leaving a node is zero.
2. **Apply KCL at node A:**
Currents entering node A: 10 A (from left), $i_1$ (upward)
Currents leaving node A: 8 A (top left), 12 A (to node B), 4 A (bottom left), 2 A (upward inside node A)
Write the equation:
$$10 + i_1 = 8 + 12 + 4 + 2$$
Simplify the right side:
$$10 + i_1 = 26$$
Solve for $i_1$:
$$i_1 = 26 - 10 = 16\,A$$
3. **Apply KCL at node B:**
Currents entering node B: 12 A (from A), $i_2$ (upward)
Currents leaving node B: 14 A (downward), 4 A (back to A)
Write the equation:
$$12 + i_2 = 14 + 4$$
Simplify the right side:
$$12 + i_2 = 18$$
Solve for $i_2$:
$$i_2 = 18 - 12 = 6\,A$$
4. **Apply KCL at node C:**
Currents entering node C: 14 A, 4 A (both going toward node C as given)
Current leaving node C: $i_3$ (upward)
Write the equation:
$$14 + 4 = i_3$$
Simplify:
$$i_3 = 18\,A$$
**Final answers:**
$$i_1 = 16\,A, \quad i_2 = 6\,A, \quad i_3 = 18\,A$$