document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76765>Question 76765</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Science and medicine. The combined resistance of two resistors R1 and R2 in a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parallel circuit is given by the formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rt=1/1/R1+1/R2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify the formula. Help please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55034 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=55034\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R%5Bt%5D+=+%281%2FR%5B1%5D%29%2B%281%2FR%5B2%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R%5Bt%5D+=+%281%2FR%5B1%5D%29%2B%281%2FR%5B2%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add the fractions...the common denominator is:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28R%5B1%5D%29%2A%28R%5B2%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28R%5B1%5D%29%2A%28R%5B2%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R%5Bt%5D+=+%28%281%2FR%5B1%5D%29%28R%5B2%5D%2FR%5B2%5D%29%29%2B%28%281%2FR%5B2%5D%29%28R%5B1%5D%2FR%5B1%5D%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplifying this:<BR>\n" );
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