A rectangular box of lines and an extra vertical line near the right end of the box has circles with X's in them on the right side, on the extra line, and on the top side between the extra line and a stack of vertical lines near the left end. The top circle is A. The right side circle is C. The circle on the extra line is B. The bottom side has 2 small circles separated by a short segment of the side near the left end. The top side has a stack of short horizontal lines labeled A in its middle, which are from left to right short, very short, short, very short.

Use the diagram to answer each question with yes or no.

If you removed bulb A, would bulbs B and C continue to shine?

If you removed bulb B, would bulbs A and C continue to shine?

Based on the given description, we can make the following determinations:

- Bulb A is on the top side between the extra line and the stack of vertical lines near the left end.
- Bulb B is on the extra vertical line near the right end of the box.
- Bulb C is on the right side.

To answer the first question:
If you removed bulb A, the diagram does not indicate any direct connection between bulb A and bulbs B and C. Therefore, removing bulb A should not affect the functionality of bulbs B and C. The answer is yes.

To answer the second question:
If you removed bulb B, the diagram does not indicate any direct connection between bulb B and bulb A. However, bulb B is located on the extra vertical line, and it's unclear if this line is connected to bulb C. Without more information, we cannot determine if bulbs A and C would continue to shine. The answer is uncertain.

the answer is 1# no and 2# yes

Apologies for the confusion. Based on your answer, let's reassess the given description.

1. If you removed bulb A, would bulbs B and C continue to shine?
The diagram does not indicate any direct connection between bulb A and bulbs B and C. Therefore, removing bulb A should not affect the functionality of bulbs B and C. The answer is yes, bulbs B and C would continue to shine.

2. If you removed bulb B, would bulbs A and C continue to shine?
Apologies for the previous response. Upon reassessment, the diagram indicates that there are circles with X's in them on the right side, the extra line, and the top side between the extra line and the stack of vertical lines. This suggests that there is a connection between bulb B and bulbs A and C. Therefore, if you removed bulb B, it would likely interrupt the connection and cause bulbs A and C to stop shining. The answer is no, bulbs A and C would not continue to shine.

Based on the description provided, it is not possible to determine if removing bulb A would cause bulbs B and C to continue to shine as it is unclear how the bulbs are connected or powered.

Similarly, it is also not possible to determine if removing bulb B would cause bulbs A and C to continue to shine without more information about the connections and power source of the bulbs.