SOLUTION: Hi there, I'm trying to solve R=(R1xR2)/(R1+R2) for R2 and can't seem to wrap my brain around it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Question 814760: Hi there, I'm trying to solve R=(R1xR2)/(R1+R2) for R2 and can't seem to wrap my brain around it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! What you have is the rule for finding the
equivalent resistor, , for 2 resistors and in parallel.
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Multiply both sides by
Subtract from both sides
Divide both sides by
Divide top and bottom of the right side by answer
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check the answer:
Let
Let
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OK
