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How would you find the resistance of a parallel circuit with n identical resistors?
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How would you find the resistance of a parallel circuit with n identical resistors?

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R/n

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For a given voltage V across each resistor R, the current is V/R. Since there are n parallel paths, the total current is n(V/R). The effective resistance is ...

Reff = V/I = V/(nV/R)

Reff = R/n

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