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Posted by Physics fail on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 5:20pm.

Four resistors each of resistance 4 Ù are connected to form a square loop. What is the equivalent resistance between two points on its diagonal AC or BD?

A-------------D
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B-------------C

That's what it looks like on my homework. Thank you in advance

Physics - Elena, Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 5:30pm
R1=R(AD)+R(DC)=4+4= 8Ω
R2=R(AB)+R(BC)= 4+4= 8Ω
1/R =1/R1 +1/R2= 1/8 + 1/8= 2/8= 1/4
R= 4 Ω

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