Adding Resistors: How to Calculate Total Resistance

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To calculate total resistance in a circuit with both resistors and capacitors, it's essential to identify which resistors are in series and which are in parallel. The formula for parallel resistors is 1/R_total = 1/R1 + 1/R2, while for series resistors, R_total = R1 + R2. If the circuit is complex, redrawing it can help clarify the arrangement of components. Kirchhoff's Laws can assist in analyzing the circuit, but simply measuring resistance between two points may not yield the total resistance. Understanding the configuration is crucial to accurately determine the overall resistance.
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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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