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प्रश्न

The equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of two resistors of 60Ω and 40Ω is _______.

A) 24Ω

(B) 100Ω

(C) 50 Ω

(D) 240Ω

उत्तर

Let R be the total resistance in parallel combination

`1/R = 1/R_1 = 1/R_2`

`1/R = 1/60 + 1/40 = 100/(60xx40) = 1/24`

R = 24Ω

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