A simple circuit

If the equivalent resistance between points A A and B B of the circuit above is R e q R_{eq} in ohms, find 1 0 3 R e q \lfloor 10^3 R_{eq} \rfloor .


The answer is 1742.

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2 solutions

First we convert the R 2 R_2 - R 4 R_4 - R 6 R_6 star connection to a delta connection ( Y- Δ \Delta transform ) as shown in the figure above. Then the three delta equivalent resistors are:

R 24 = R 2 R 4 + R 4 R 6 + R 6 R 2 R 6 = 2 × 4 + 4 × 6 + 6 × 2 6 = 44 6 = 22 3 Ω R 46 = 44 2 = 22 Ω R 62 = 44 4 = 11 Ω \begin{aligned} R_{24} & = \frac{R_2R_4+R_4R_6+R_6R_2}{R_6} = \frac{2\times 4 + 4 \times 6 + 6 \times 2}{6} = \frac{44}{6} = \frac{22}{3} \Omega \\ R_{46} & = \frac{44}{2} = 22 \Omega \\ R_{62} & = \frac{44}{4} = 11 \Omega \end{aligned}

From the equivalent circuit, we have:

R e q = ( 1 11 + 3 22 3 ) 22 5 = ( 11 12 + 66 31 ) 22 5 = 1133 372 22 5 = 1 372 1133 + 1 22 + 1 5 = 1.742808799 \begin{aligned} R_{eq} & = \left( 1 || 11 + 3 || \frac{22}{3} \right) || 22 || 5 \\ & = \left( \frac{11}{12} + \frac{66}{31} \right) || 22 || 5 \\ & = \frac{1133}{372} || 22 || 5 \\ & = \frac{1}{\frac{372}{1133} + \frac{1}{22} + \frac{1}{5}} \\ & = 1.742808799 \end{aligned}

Therefore, 1 0 3 R e q = 1742 \left \lfloor 10^3R_{eq} \right \rfloor = \boxed{1742}

I didn't not know of this trick, and considered the resistors other than 5 5 in a separate circuit and used KVL thrice. Seems redundant against the simple solution you provided.

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 5 months ago

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Yes, it can be done that way too.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 5 months ago

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But Star-Delta does it very fast.

Chirayu Bhardwaj - 5 years, 1 month ago

I also used KVL

Radhesh Sarma - 5 years ago

You know how it feels when you multiply Req by 10000 instead of 1000 :(

Sahil Silare - 3 years, 11 months ago

Horrible calculations ...Tough without a calculator

Md Zuhair - 2 years, 12 months ago

given sum is different from answer....I mean in the sum R1//R2....but in ans it is diferent.......plz explain this

Yaganti Lalithabhavani - 2 years, 9 months ago

I exchanged the formula of Y- delta.That is why even i used same trick my answer was wrong

arc liner - 2 years, 4 months ago

i got 1738

Harshita Khandle - 1 year, 11 months ago

Same as Chew-Seong Cheong . Checked by converting Star of 1, 2, 3 into delta.

Yeh to koi bhi bol de

Chirag Arora - 3 years, 9 months ago

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