Which of the following is true regarding the equivalent resistance of parallel-connected resistors?     The equivalent resistance is always less than any of the individual resistances.     The equivalent resistance is always between the least and the greatest of the individual resistances.

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Problem 69AP: Consider the circuit below. The battery has an emf of = 30.00 V and an internal resistance of r =...
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Which of the following is true regarding the equivalent resistance of parallel-connected resistors?

   

The equivalent resistance is always less than any of the individual resistances.

   

The equivalent resistance is always between the least and the greatest of the individual resistances.

   

The equivalent resistance is always greater than any of the individual resistances.

   

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