SOLUTION: The tolerance of the resistors used in electronics is given as a percent. Use your calculator for this exercise. Find the lower and upper limits of a 17,000-ohm resistor with a

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Question 570179: The tolerance of the resistors used in electronics is given as a percent. Use your calculator for this exercise.
Find the lower and upper limits of a 17,000-ohm resistor with a 8% tolerance.
lower limit . ohms
upper limit . ohms

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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lower limit: +17000+-+.08%2A17000+
+17000%2A%28+1+-+.08+%29+
+17000%2A.92+
+15640+ ohms
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upper limit: +17000+%2B+.08%2A17000+
+17000%2A%28+1+%2B+.08+%29+
+17000%2A1.08+
+18360+ ohms