To Determine the Value of a Resistor to Place in Shunt

question 15

Multiple Choice

To determine the value of a resistor to place in shunt with a known resistor to obtain a certain value of the total parallel combination:

• A) multiply the desired value by the known value, then divide this product by their difference.
• B) subtract the known from the desired total.
• C) multiply the desired by the known, then divide this product by their sum.
• D) add the desired to the known.

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