Different combination of $3$ resistors of equal resistance $R$ are shown in the figures.
The increasing order for power dissipation is:
The increasing order for power dissipation is:
JEE MAIN 2023, Medium
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Sol. $\quad P = I ^2 R$
$R _1=\frac{3 R }{2}, R _2=\frac{2 R }{3}, R _3=\frac{ R }{3}, R _4=3 R$
Since $i$ is same, hence $P \alpha R$ so options $(4)$ is correct
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