College Physics
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ISBN: 9781938168000
Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 21, Problem 59PE
When an unknown resistance Rxis placed in a Wheatstone bridge, it is possible to balance the bridge by adjusting to be 2500 Ω. What is Rxif
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