Five 20-Ω Resistors Are Connected as Shown in the Figure

question 125

Multiple Choice

Five 2.0-Ω resistors are connected as shown in the figure. What is the equivalent resistance of this combination between points a and b?

• A) 1.0 Ω
• B) 10.0 Ω
• C) 2.0 Ω
• D) 6.0 Ω
• E) 0.40 Ω

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Definitions:

Multiple Comparison Methods

Statistical procedures used to determine significant differences among group means in a dataset, where several groups are compared.

F-test

A statistical test used to compare two variances to ascertain if they come from the same population.

Randomized Block Experiment

A design of experiment in which subjects are blocked into groups to control for variability, and then randomly assigned to treatments within each block.

Multiple Comparison Methods

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