-Which statement is true if the loop current I2 is found to be a negative number? A) The 10 V battery and 10 Ω resistor should have been converted to a current source. B) The determinant used to compute the current should have been third order, not second order. C) The nodal analysis approach should have been used, not the mesh analysis approach. D) The original direction assumed for I₂ is wrong.

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A negative value for loop current I2 simply indicates that the actual direction of the current is opposite to the assumed direction when setting up the equations for analysis. It does not imply a mistake in the choice of analysis method or the need to convert elements to different forms.

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