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  • Question
  • When an additional resistor is connected across an existing parallel circuit, the total resistance


  • Options
  • A. remains the same
  • B. decreases by the value of the added resistor
  • C. increases by the value of the added resistor
  • D. decreases

  • Correct Answer
  • decreases 


  • More questions

    • 1. A transformer has a 1:6 turns ratio and a secondary coil load resistance of 470 Ω. The load resistance as seen by the source is

    • Options
    • A. 1.3 Ω
    • B. 7.8 Ω
    • C. 78 Ω
    • D. 13 Ω
    • Discuss
    • 2. A center tap (CT) is a connection at the midpoint of the secondary winding of a transformer.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 3. How much voltage is needed to produce 2.5 A of current through a 200 Ω resistor?

    • Options
    • A. 50 V
    • B. 500 V
    • C. 80 V
    • D. 8 V
    • Discuss
    • 4. In a three-phase system, when the loads are perfectly balanced, the neutral current is

    • Options
    • A. zero
    • B. one-third of maximum
    • C. two-thirds of maximum
    • D. at maximum
    • Discuss
    • 5. In a △-connected source feeding a Y-connected load,

    • Options
    • A. each phase voltage equals the difference of the corresponding load voltages
    • B. each phase voltage equals the corresponding load voltage
    • C. each phase voltage is one-third the corresponding load voltage
    • D. each phase voltage is 60° out of phase with the corresponding load voltage
    • Discuss
    • 6. The reactive voltages, VL and VC, cancel at resonance.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 7. Find the node voltage VA.


    • Options
    • A. 6 V
    • B. 12 V
    • C. 4.25 V
    • D. 3 V
    • Discuss
    • 8. The Norton equivalent current is

    • Options
    • A. the current through the load
    • B. the open-current from the source
    • C. the short circuit current
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. In a certain parallel resonant band-pass filter, the resonant frequency is 14 kHz. If the bandwidth is 4 kHz, the lower frequency

    • Options
    • A. is 7 kHz
    • B. is 10 kHz
    • C. is 12 kHz
    • D. cannot be determined
    • Discuss
    • 10. A signal with a 400 µs period has a frequency of

    • Options
    • A. 250 Hz
    • B. 2,500 Hz
    • C. 25,000 Hz
    • D. 400 Hz
    • Discuss


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