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A galvanometer has current sensitivity of 5 divisions/mA and a voltage sensitivity of 2 division/mV. If the instrument has 30 divisions, how will you use it to measure (i) a current of 3 A, and (ii) a voltage of 15V?

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(i). 0.005`Omega` in series, (ii) `2497Omega` in parallel
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