A 16-ohm resistor is connected in series with a parallel combination of two resistor, one of which has an ohmic value of 48 ohms, the other one R being unknown. What is the resistance of R if the power taken by the 16 ohms unit is equal to the power in the parallel- connected pair of resistors?

A 16-ohm resistor is connected in series with a parallel combination of two resistor, one of which has an ohmic value of 48 ohms, the other one R being unknown. What is the resistance of R if the power taken by the 16 ohms unit is equal to the power in the parallel- connected pair of resistors?

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A 16-ohm resistor is connected in series with a parallel combination of two resistor, one
of which has an ohmic value of 48 ohms, the other one R being unknown. What is the

resistance of R if the power taken by the 16 ohms unit is equal to the power in the parallel-
connected pair of resistors?

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