Engineering Need help finding equivalent resistance in a circuit.

[naivy]

Homework Statement

Homework Equations

delta wye transformations?

The Attempt at a Solution

I feel like I should do delta wye transforms here, but that doesn't really lead me anywhere. Am I missing how I should do the problem?

 

[MisterX]

Perhaps if you treated the two pairs of 3 kΩ resistors as two 6 kΩ resistors, you would realize the next step.

 

[naivy]

Oh, wait... treat them as 6 kΩ resistors and then they become resistors in parallel?

In that case, does the whole half above A become equivalent to 4.8 kΩ? If so, then the whole circuit would have an equivalent resistance of 14.4 kΩ? Is that right? Or did I take your hint the wrong way...

 

[MisterX]

Your thinking and answer was wrong.

What is each 6 kΩ in parallel with?

Where is A?

 

[naivy]

So I figured the following:

Treat the boxed resistors as 6 kΩ and then treat those to be in parallel with the 4 kΩ resistors under them.

Then we can treat the two pieces on the top (the two sets of parallel resistors) to be parallel with each other and be equivalent to 4.8 kΩ.

The region I'm thinking of as being equivalent to 4.8 kΩ is shown in the circle below.

Then, we can just treat the 4.8 kΩ to be in series with the other four 3 kΩ resistors to get an answer of (4.8 kΩ + 12 kΩ) 16.8 kΩ.

Can you please guide me as to where I messed up? Thank you so much for your help!

 

[MisterX]

You're supposed to be finding the resistance between A and B. You have to keep the A node!

 

[naivy]

 

[MisterX]

That's correct.