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Use this simple tool to solve physics problem related to parallel circuits. You can use this tool to find total resistance for parallel circuit.
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Use this simple tool to solve physics problem related to parallel circuits. You can use this tool to find total resistance for parallel circuit.
 
Parallel circuits
A parallel circuit is a circuit in which the resistors are arranged with their heads connected together, and their tails connected together. The current in a parallel circuit breaks up, with some flowing along each parallel branch and re-combining when the branches meet again. The voltage across each resistor in parallel is the same.
parallel circuit

The total resistance of a set of resistors in parallel is found by adding up the reciprocals of the resistance values, and then taking the reciprocal of the total:

Equivalent resistance of resistors in parallel: 1 / R = 1 / R1 + 1 / R2 + 1 / R3 +...

adding up the reciprocals of the resistance
Total resistance

Use this tool to find total resistance for parallel circuits.
 
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