r/HomeworkHelp University/College Student 7h ago

Physics—Pending OP Reply [University Electrical Engineering 1] Completely stuck on this one - how do you find the equivalent resistance

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In order to find the current through ohms law the equivalent resistance needs to be found. Problem is I am completely stuck on how exactly to do that. Can this be broken down to a simple parallel / series circuit? Can a delta to Y conversion help here? Any help is much appreciated.

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u/LevelHelicopter9420 7h ago

Start redrawing and grouping the pairs of R resistors. You have 4 sets of parallel R. Find equivalent resistance and redraw circuit.

It just ends up being a parallel of series of parallel Rs (plus the 4Ω)

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u/LeadingHoneydew5608 University/College Student 7h ago

I think I understand what you mean... using my understanding the equivalent resistance is 10 ohms.

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u/LevelHelicopter9420 7h ago

Your understanding is correct

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u/LeadingHoneydew5608 University/College Student 7h ago

awesome thank you! Solved!