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Describe how total resistance is determined series and parallel circuits

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-- In a series circuit with two or more resistors, the total effective resistance
is the sum of the resistances of the individuals.

-- In a parallel circuit with two or more resistors, the total effective resistance is

1 / (the sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistances).


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