document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939452>Question 939452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If three electric resistors with resistances R1, R2, and R3 are connected in parallel, then the total resistance R for the circuit shown in the figure is given by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = 1%1/R1+1/R2+1/R3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R = 1%1/R1+1/R2+1/R3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/R = (R1*R2 + R1*R3 + R2*R3)/(R1*R2*R3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR R = R1*R2*R3/(R1*R2 + R1*R3 + R2*R3)<BR>\n" );
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