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khang

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A short in one branch of a parallel circuit results in:
 
  A) increased current flow.
  B) decreased power consumption.
  C) increased voltage drops in the remaining branches.
  D) increased circuit resistance.

Question 2

What is the total resistance of a circuit consisting of the following values: R1 = 2.2 k in series with a source voltage of 15 V dc; R2 = 1.5 k and R3 = 2 k, in parallel with each other and in series with R1; and R4 = 1 k, in series with the parallel combination of R2 and R3?
 
  A) 1857  B) 3200  C) 6800  D) 4057



ultraflyy23

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D



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