SOLUTION: This has me so confused. Can somone help me. The combined resistance of two resistors R1 and R2 in a parallel circuit is given by the formula R=1/(1/R1+1/R2) Simplify the formu

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Question 90886: This has me so confused. Can somone help me.
The combined resistance of two resistors R1 and R2 in a parallel circuit is given by the formula R=1/(1/R1+1/R2)
Simplify the formula.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The combined resistance of two resistors R1 and R2 in a parallel circuit is given by the formula R=1/(1/R1+1/R2)
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R = 1/[(R1+R2)/R1R2]
Invert to get:
R = [R1R2]/[R1+R2]
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Cheers,
Stan H.