Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780131495081
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 26, Problem 17Q
Design a circuit in which two different switches of the type shown in Fig. 26–36 can be used to operate the same light-bulb from opposite sides of a room.
FIGURE 26–36 Question 17.
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