Therefore we can work out the voltage across the LDR:

Remember that 10 milliamps = 0.01 amp.

V = IR = 0.01 A × 100 ohms = 1 volt.

Therefore we can say that the voltage across the series resistor is 20 - 1 = 19 volt

So we now work out the resistance with R = V/I = 19 volts ÷ 0.01 = 1900 ohms.

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