Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Parallel Circuits · hard
Two resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel with R1=3R2. The equivalent resistance is 6, . Find R2.
- 6,
- 12,
- 8,
- 24,
Answer
C. 8,
Solution
1/6=1/3R2+1/R2=4/3R2 R2=4·6/3=8, (and R1=24, ).
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