Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications
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Author: Thomas L. Floyd, David Buchla
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 4, Problem 24P
The total resistance of a series circuit is
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Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications
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