59. A physics student is given three 12-ohm resistors with instructions to create the circuit that would have the lowest possible resistance. The correct circuit would be a (1) series circuit with an equivalent resistance of 36 N (2) series circuit with an equivalent resistance of (3) parallel circuit with an equivalent resistance of 36 N (4) parallel circuit with an equivalent resistance of 4 0

59. A physics student is given three 12-ohm resistors with instructions to create the circuit that would have the lowest possible resistance. The correct circuit would be a (1) series circuit with an equivalent resistance of 36 N (2) series circuit with an equivalent resistance of (3) parallel circuit with an equivalent resistance of 36 N (4) parallel circuit with an equivalent resistance of 4 0

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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