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DrOnline
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Gentlemen.
Calculate the Thevenin equivalent resistance.
Rseries - Rtot = R1 + R2 + ... + Rn
Rparallel - Rtot = 1/(R1^-1 + R2^-1 ... + Rn^-1)
As the picture shows, The second ohm-meter tells me 5.7 Ohms is the correct answer. I also have this answer given to me in the task.
But I must be inept at calculating resistances, because I read it this way:
Rth = (R1||R2) + R3 + (R4||R5)
Rth = 2.045 + 5 + 3.6
Rth = 10,645
Obviously wrong. Even if I disregard R3, I get 5.6045 != 5.7.
Homework Statement
Calculate the Thevenin equivalent resistance.
Homework Equations
Rseries - Rtot = R1 + R2 + ... + Rn
Rparallel - Rtot = 1/(R1^-1 + R2^-1 ... + Rn^-1)
The Attempt at a Solution
As the picture shows, The second ohm-meter tells me 5.7 Ohms is the correct answer. I also have this answer given to me in the task.
But I must be inept at calculating resistances, because I read it this way:
Rth = (R1||R2) + R3 + (R4||R5)
Rth = 2.045 + 5 + 3.6
Rth = 10,645
Obviously wrong. Even if I disregard R3, I get 5.6045 != 5.7.