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Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects
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Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects

by Earl Boyson, Harry Kybett
July 2012
Beginner
576 pages
9h 46m
English
Wiley
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Resistors in Parallel

10 You can connect resistors in parallel, as shown in Figure 1.4.

Question

What is the total resistance here? _____

Answers
equation

RT is often called the equivalent parallel resistance.

11 The simple formula from problem 10 can be extended to include as many resistors as wanted.

Question

What is the formula for three resistors in parallel? _____

Answers
equation

You often see this formula in the following form:

equation

12 In the following exercises, two resistors are connected in parallel.

Questions

What is the total or equivalent resistance?

A. R1 = 1 ohm, R2 = 1 ohm

RT = _____

B. R1 = 1,000 ohms, R2 = 500 ohms

RT = _____

C. R1 = 3,600 ohms, R2 = 1,800 ohms

RT = _____

Answers
A. 0.5 ohms
B. 333 ohms
C. 1,200 ohms

RT is always smaller than the smallest of the resistors in parallel.

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