Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 27 - Circuits - Problems - Page 798: 44a

Answer

The equivalent resistance is $~~119~\Omega$

Work Step by Step

We can find the equivalent resistance of $R_2, R_3,$ and $R_4$ which are in parallel: $\frac{1}{R_{234}} = \frac{1}{R_2}+\frac{1}{R_3}+\frac{1}{R_4}$ $\frac{1}{R_{234}} = \frac{1}{50.0~\Omega}+\frac{1}{50.0~\Omega}+\frac{1}{75.0~\Omega}$ $\frac{1}{R_{234}} = \frac{3}{150~\Omega}+\frac{3}{150~\Omega}+\frac{2}{150~\Omega}$ $R_{234} = \frac{75.0~\Omega}{4}$ We can find the equivalent resistance in the circuit: $R_{eq} = \frac{75.0~\Omega}{4}+100~\Omega$ $R_{eq} = \frac{75.0~\Omega}{4}+\frac{400~\Omega}{4}$ $R_{eq} = \frac{475~\Omega}{4}$ $R_{eq} = 119~\Omega$ The equivalent resistance is $~~119~\Omega$
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