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Suppose you have a resistor network which is a square with resistors on each side, and a resistor connecting two opposite corners. Whats the equivalent resistance?

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Suppose you have a resistor network which is a square with resistors on each side, and a resistor connecting two opposite corners. Whats the equivalent resistance?

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Numbering the resistors on the sides clockwise from bottom left 1,2,3,4 and the one from bottom left corner A to top right corner B resistor 5: note that 12 are in series, as are 34. 5 is in parallel with 12 and 34. So equivalent resistance is 12, 34, and 5 in parallel.