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Resistors in Parallel
Resistors in Parallel: Total resistance of two resistors in parallel. A DC Circuits formula in electrical engineering. Variables Rₜₒₜₐₗ, R₁ and R₂, each with…
DC Circuits
Specification
- Name
- Resistors in Parallel
- Discipline
- electrical
- Category
- DC Circuits
- LaTeX
- \frac{1}{R_{total}} = \frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2}
- Description
- Total resistance of two resistors in parallel
- Can solve for
- Rₜₒₜₐₗ
- Tags
- resistor, parallel, total, equivalent
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rₜₒₜₐₗ | Total Resistance | Ω | Ω |
| R₁ | Resistance 1 | Ω | Ω |
| R₂ | Resistance 2 | Ω | Ω |
Common questions
- What is the Resistors in Parallel formula?
- Total resistance of two resistors in parallel. It sits under DC Circuits, Electrical engineering in the EngiRef reference.
- What do the symbols in the Resistors in Parallel formula mean?
- In Resistors in Parallel, Rₜₒₜₐₗ is total resistance in Ω; R₁ is resistance 1 in Ω; R₂ is resistance 2 in Ω.