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Transcribed Image Text:Use the figure below to answer questions from 22 to 23:
A battery V=12 V is connected to four equal resistors, R1, R2, R3, and R4, shown in the figure
below. These resistors are equal to 4 ohms each. Answer the questions from 22 to 23.
V=12V
00
R1
R R3
R4
R3=R2=R3=R4=42
22. What is the total resistance of the circuit?
A) 4 N
В) 8 0
C) 12 N
D) 16 N
23. What is the total electric current in the circuit?
A) ЗА
B) 4A
C) 6A
D) 8A
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