How Do I Determine Equivalent Resistors in a Circuit?

[judas_priest]

Homework Statement

Hey, I've always had problems with circuits and finding out equivalent resistors, and identifyuing which are in parallel, and which are not

Homework Equations

I need help with the circuit attached. Can someone clear this problem with circuits once and for all.
PS: I have read a lot of books. From the best professors.
Saying read a book won't help

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[mfb]

Try to find another shape for the resistors, where the symmetry is easier to see. Hint: The uppermost two resistors have a similar role in the modified graph.

There is no general rule to find those simplifications everywhere - you just have to try something, and see if it works. You can always solve it with Kirchhoff's laws, but that is not necessary here.

 

[judas_priest]

Hey, thanks for the response

I've spent an hour on it, and have one no where.
It'd be great if someone could solve it for me.

 

[Saitama]

I've spent an hour on it, and have one no where.
It'd be great if someone could solve it for me.

Nope, no one would do that for you here.

Mark the nodes with the alphabets and try to make a simplified circuit.

 

[judas_priest]

Nope, no one would do that for you here.

Mark the nodes with the alphabets and try to make a simplified circuit.

@Pranav Arora

It's people like you who make me hate forums.
With all due respect, Either answer, or don't.
Don't be a smartass.

 

[Saitama]

@Pranav Arora

It's people like you who make me hate forums.
With all due respect, Either answer, or don't.
Don't be a smartass.

As you wish. No one else would help you until you show your attempts.

 

[judas_priest]

As you wish. No one else would help you until you show your attempts.

What part of 'I tried almost for an hour' don't you understand.

 

[gneill]

What part of 'I tried almost for an hour' don't you understand.

When you registered for Physics Forums you agreed to abide by the forum rules, including the requirement to show some work on your own attempt in tangible form. It is strictly against forum rules to directly answer homework questions for you. Hints, yes. Guidance, yes. Checking your work, yes. Pointing out errors, yes. Doing your homework for you, no.

You might want to review these guidelines for asking homework questions.

 

[judas_priest]

When you registered for Physics Forums you agreed to abide by the forum rules, including the requirement to show some work on your own attempt in tangible form. It is strictly against forum rules to directly answer homework questions for you. Hints, yes. Guidance, yes. Checking your work, yes. Pointing out errors, yes. Doing your homework for you, no.

You might want to review these guidelines for asking homework questions.

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[mfb]

In that one hour, you should have produced a lot of things. Feel free to show them. It helps us to see where the problem is.

You won't learn much if we solve the problem for you. There are tons of solved problems in the internet, if you want to look how those problems can be solved in general. The idea of homework is that you solve it to learn how to do it.

 

[CWatters]

Hint..

Take the "middle resistor" and turn it horizontal.

 

[judas_priest]

Okay, I get my mistake.
I'm completely new to this, and I had no idea how it worked.
My apologies to all.