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Combined resistance of two resistors connected in parallel is 6Ω. One of the resistance is 12Ω . What will be the resistance of the second resistor?

User Binh Tran
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Step-by-step explanation:

Combined resistance = 1 / [1/12 + 1/x] = 6

1/12 + 1/x = 1/6

x = 12

The resistance of the 2nd resistor is 12Ω.

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