document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68815>Question 68815</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you simplify this formula? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT =1/<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    1/R1 + 1/R2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do I even begin with this problem? Thank you in advance for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "RT =1/(1/R1 + 1/R2)----\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the denominator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/R1 + 1/R2 = (R1+R2)/R1R2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now take the inverse of the denominator to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RT= (R1R2)/(R1 + R2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H.<BR>\n" );
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