document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115050>Question 1115050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me answer the following question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1a.) When three resistors, A1, A2 and A3 are placed in parallel, the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equivalent resistance, A, is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rearrange the formula to make the equivalent resistance, A,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #729962 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=729962\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font color=\"black\" face=\"times\" size=\"3\">The LCD is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A1%2AA2%2AA3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A1%2AA2%2AA3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. The goal is to get all the fractions to have this denominator so we can combine them. Then we'll apply the reciprocal. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28A%29+=+%281%29%2F%28A1%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A2%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F%28A%29+=+%281%29%2F%28A1%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A2%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28A%29+=+%281%2AA2%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A2%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply top and bottom of the first fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A2%2AA3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A2%2AA3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28A%29+=+%28A2%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A2%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28A%29+=+%28A2%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%281%2AA1%2AA3%29%2F%28A2%2AA1%2AA3%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply top and bottom of the second fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A1%2AA3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A1%2AA3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28A%29+=+%28A2%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%28A1%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%281%29%2F%28A3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28A%29+=+%28A2%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%28A1%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%281%2AA1%2AA2%29%2F%28A3%2AA1%2AA2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply top and bottom of the third fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A1%2AA2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A1%2AA2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28A%29+=+%28A2%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%28A1%2AA3%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+%2B+%28A1%2AA2%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28A%29+=+%28A2%2AA3%2BA1%2AA3%2BA1%2AA2%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F%28A%29+=+%28A2%2AA3%2BA1%2AA3%2BA1%2AA2%29%2F%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add the numerators over the LCD <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A1%2AA2%2AA3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A1%2AA2%2AA3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28A%29%2F%281%29+=+%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29%2F%28A2%2AA3%2BA1%2AA3%2BA1%2AA2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28A%29%2F%281%29+=+%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29%2F%28A2%2AA3%2BA1%2AA3%2BA1%2AA2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Apply the reciprocal to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight%28A+=+%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29%2F%28A2%2AA3%2BA1%2AA3%2BA1%2AA2%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight%28A+=+%28A1%2AA2%2AA3%29%2F%28A2%2AA3%2BA1%2AA3%2BA1%2AA2%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the final answer<BR>\n" );
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