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There are 2 groups of resistors that look like they might be parallel, but in between them that's making me question if they actually are. The circuit looks like this:
If they are considered parallel, how would I take into account the resistor in between them?
Same circuit drawn differently.
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Additional ways to think about the circuit.
Yes, they are in parallel. Just try redrawing it so that both series legs have vertical resistors.
In effect, there is 30 ohms in parallel with 60 ohms.
That circuit has series and parallel resistors. The answer to the circuit equivalent resistor is : R=((25+5)//(50+10))+5
Where: // means parallel + means series
The 10 and 50 pair is in parallel with the 25 and 5 pair. You could put the 25 resistor just above the 5. The important thing to retain is "Do not mess with the intersections"!
