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? asked in Science & MathematicsEngineering · 5 years ago

how to calculate the resistance of a wires when you add a second wire.?

been out of school awhile and i dont quite remember. i was pretty sure it didn't just cut the resistance in half. 20' of 22 awg has a resistance of 0.3 ohms, what would 2 22 awgs be?

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  • roger
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    resistances in parallel are the inverse of the sum of the inverses.

    r=1/(1/.3 + 1/.3) = 1/(2/.3) = .3/2 =.15

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Hey girl

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    0.15 OHM

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