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If three resistors 2 ohms, 3 ohms and 5 ohms are connected in parallel in a circuit, calculate the equivalent resistance of the combination.​

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The equivalent resistance of 3 resistors in parallel is given by:

[tex]R = \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{R_1} +\dfrac{1}{R_2}+\dfrac{1}{R_3} }[/tex]

[tex]R = \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{2\ \varOmega} +\dfrac{1}{3\ \varOmega}+\dfrac{1}{5\ \varOmega} }[/tex]

[tex]R = \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{31}{30\ \varOmega} }[/tex]

[tex]R = \dfrac{30}{31}\ \varOmega \approx 0.97\ \varOmega[/tex]