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Determine the values and tolerances of resistors with the following color codes.

a) Red, Yellow, Green, Gold
b) Brown, Black, Orange, Silver
c) Blue, Violet, Red, Brown
d) Yellow, Purple, Blue, Silver

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Final answer:

Resistor color codes provide resistance values and tolerances. Red, Yellow, Green, Gold denotes a 2.4M ohm resistor with ±5% tolerance. Brown, Black, Orange, Silver equates to a 10k ohm resistor with ±10% tolerance, Blue, Violet, Red, Brown results in a 6.7k ohm resistor with ±1% tolerance, and Yellow, Purple (assumed Violet), Blue, Silver corresponds to a 47M ohm resistor with ±10% tolerance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The colors on a resistor are used to indicate its resistance value and tolerance. Here, we will determine the values for the given color-coded resistors:

  • Red, Yellow, Green, Gold: The first two bands (Red and Yellow) give us the numbers 2 and 4. The third band (Green) represents the multiplier, which is 10^5. The Gold band represents a tolerance of ±5%. So, the resistance is 2,400,000 ohms (2.4M ohms) with a tolerance of ±5%.
  • Brown, Black, Orange, Silver: The first two bands (Brown and Black) give us the numbers 1 and 0. The third band (Orange) represents the multiplier, which is 10^3. The Silver band represents a tolerance of ±10%. So the resistance is 10,000 ohms (10k ohms) with a tolerance of ±10%.
  • Blue, Violet, Red, Brown: The first two bands (Blue and Violet) give us the numbers 6 and 7. The third band (Red) is the multiplier, which is 10^2. The Brown band represents a tolerance of ±1%. So the resistance is 6,700 ohms with a tolerance of ±1%.
  • Yellow, Purple, Blue, Silver: Note that the color Purple is not standard in resistor color coding, and should likely be Violet. Assuming so, the first two bands (Yellow and Violet) give us the numbers 4 and 7. The third band (Blue) represents the multiplier, which is 10^6. The Silver band represents a tolerance of ±10%. So the resistance is 47,000,000 ohms (47M ohms) with a tolerance of ±10%.

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