Total resistance Definition and 67 Threads

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    How Can You Calculate the Total Equivalent Resistance in a Circuit?

    What single, equivalent resistor could replace all of the resistors in this circuit? Rtot = Ω 2 NO HELP: If you study the diagram, you will see one pair of resistors which is in parallel. Replace this pair with a single equivalent resistor and re-draw the circuit. HELP: If you have...
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    Total Resistance of Parallel Wires: Copper & Aluminum

    Homework Statement Two 1275m long wires are connected in parallel. One conductor is copper at 1.11mm in diameter and the other is aluminum at 2.23 mm in diameter. Find the total resistance of wires at 25 C, at 105 C, and minus 40 C. Homework Equations 1/Rt=1/Ra+1/Rc...
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    How to Calculate Total Resistance in a Box-Formation Resistor Network?

    Homework Statement I have a network of resistors in a box-formation. There is 1 resistor of equal resistance in between every corner of the box, so 12 in total. Homework Equations In series R = r1 + r2 + ... ri In parallel, 1/R = 1/r1 + 1/r2 + ... 1/ri The Attempt at a Solution...
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    What is the total resistance of this circuit with all resistors at 20 ohms?

    Homework Statement Find the total resistance of this circuit: each resistance in this circuit is 20ohms. (r1=r2=r3=r4=r5=r6=r7=r8=20ohms) Homework Equations Rt=r1+r2+r3... for series 1/Rt=1/r1+1/2r+1/r3... for parallel The Attempt at a Solution since r4 and r5 is parallel...
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    R Network- finding total resistance.

    Homework Statement Assuming R = R' = 1.97 Ω in the network shown above, determine the net resistance a) between the points a and c b) between points a and b. HELP: Use symmetry. HELP: Imagine applying a voltage between a and c and think about what current will flow in each resistor...
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    Two resistors and total resistance

    Homework Statement Two resistors, R1 and R2, have an equivalent resistance of 710 ohms when they are connected in series and an equivalent resistance of 200 ohms when they are connected in parallel. a) what are R1 and R2 b) Determine the current traveling through the resistors when they...
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    Total resistance through cubic circuit

    Homework Statement Suppose a resistor R lies along each edge of a cube (12 resistors in all) with connections at the corners. Find the equivalent resistance between two diagonally opposite corners of the cube Homework Equations \SigmaI = 0 at a node (a junction) \SigmaV = 0...
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    Multiloop Circuit Total Resistance

    Hey guys, I have a quick multiloop circuit question: You're given this circuit with each of the resistors being 5 ohms and are asked to find the total resistance between points F and G. I imagined a 15V battery between those two points so I could get currents. - Through the top...
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    Solve Equivalent Resistance: Points A and B

    Homework Statement https://www.physicsforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11955&stc=1&d=1197437955 Find the equivalent resistance between points A and B shown in the link above Homework Equations for parallel, equivalent resistance is =1/R1 +1/R2 +1/R3... equivavalent resistance...
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    Find total resistance between A and B

    Homework Statement http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8052/omgfs0.th.png Find total resistance between A and B The Attempt at a Solution Well, first I tried using Kirchhoff's Laws to find the resistance, but that ended up being a total mess so here's what I tried, not sure if it is correct...
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    Total resistance and fractions.

    I'm trying to understand how fractions relate in total resistance. You have parrell circuits. Each one has a 2 ohm resistor on it. FOr if you go by the law 1/total resistance = N/sum of resistances. SO that gives us 1/total=2/1 It we make the 2 a 1 that means the 1 becomes 1/2. SO that...
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    Know the total resistance of the whole circuit

    please feel free to move this thread as i cannot find the correct place. in a series (dc), when two bulb of the same resistance is used, the two bulbs lighted up as bright. when one bulb is used instead of two, the bulb ligth up brighter. if again, two bulb arrange in circuit, why not...
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    Total resistance in parallel circuits

    I understand why the total resistance in a series circuit is a total off all the resistance added together. It seems obvious because all of the electrons will have to go through all of the resistors. Now, total resistance in a parallel circuit is really messing with my head! In a parallel...
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    Calculate Total Resistance: 5R/3

    Hey, I am trying to calculate the total resistance for this but I always come up with the wrong answer. A picture is available http://img109.exs.cx/img109/5889/physics.jpg In this picture every blue line is supposed to be a resistor with resistance R (yeah, I know it's ugly :-p ) The...
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    Finding total resistance of circuits with cells in parallel

    I'm having trouble find the total resistance of circuits with cells in parallel. The answer in the book is 31 ohms, but my calcuation ends up as 30 ohms. What am I doing wrong? (Please show steps if not too much trouble) Thanks in advance!:D See this site for my work and a diagram of the...
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    Calculating Total Resistance & Tolerance of 2 Wires

    If there were 2 wires, and one of the wire has a resistance of 50 Ohms with a tolerance of 5%, while the second wire has a resistance of 60 Ohms with a tolerance of 3%. The total resistance would be 110 Ohms but what about the total tolerance? Would it be 8%?
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    Series circuit and total resistance

    In a series circuit, do large or small resistances have large or small voltage drops? If resistance is added to a seriese circuit, total resistance in the circiut increases right? If resistance is added to it, total current in the circiut decreses right?
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