Adding Resistors: How to Calculate Total Resistance

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The discussion revolves around calculating the total resistance in a circuit that includes both resistors and capacitors. The original poster expresses confusion about identifying which resistors are in series and which are in parallel based on a provided diagram.

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  • The original poster attempts to apply known formulas for adding resistors in series and parallel but struggles with the circuit's layout. Some participants suggest redrawing the circuit for clarity, while others mention using Kirchhoff's Laws as an alternative approach. There are questions about how to determine total resistance between specific points in the circuit and concerns about the implications of measuring resistance from a point back to itself.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring different methods to simplify the circuit and clarify their understanding. There is no explicit consensus on the best approach yet, but several lines of reasoning are being examined.

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Participants note the complexity of the circuit diagram and the presence of both resistors and capacitors, which may affect the analysis. There is uncertainty about how to effectively visualize and interpret the circuit's configuration.

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in the above diagram, how do i add all the resistors( and i know that the dagram has capacitators) in order to find the total reststance,

i know that when adding parallel resistors 1/r +1/r = 1/R
and for adding in rows r + r = R

but i cannot see what is parallel and what is in a row here??
 
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Try to redraw the circuit in a more open and less tangled manner.
 
cant see it, been trying
 
Had a hard time simplifying this mess o.0
Oh well, when all else fails, there are Kirchhoff's Laws to fall back on
 
is that the only way you can see?
what should i do? choose 2 points and find the total R between them? but how will that give me the total resistance? wouldn't that only give me resistance between those 2 points?
and if i take it from point A back to the same point A wouldn't i get R=0 since the voltage difference would be 0?
 

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