Capacitors with capacitances of 14.5 nF, 10.8 nF and 79.7 nF are connected in a circuit as shown below. You want to remove them from the circuit and replace them with a single capacitor that has a capacitance equivalent to these three. What should be the capacitance of the new capacitor?

Capacitors with capacitances of 14.5 nF, 10.8 nF and 79.7 nF are connected in a circuit as shown below. You want to remove them from the circuit and replace them with a single capacitor that has a capacitance equivalent to these three. What should be the capacitance of the new capacitor?

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