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. A circuit is set up with two parallel resistors, each of a resistance of 250Ω. a. What is the total resistance for this circuit?

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Answer:

125 ohms

Step-by-step explanation:

since they're parallel we do

1/total resistance = (1/250 ohms) + (1/250 ohms)

then you get 2/250 ohms

then you flip it so it's equal to total resistance/1

250÷2= 125

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