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August 3, 2021 at 7:18 pm #13377
Susan Brown
Keymaster

    When loads are in series, the total resistance in the circuit is just the sum of the resistances.

    You did this on Question 3 of the Midterm as part of finding the circuit current:

    I=E/R=120vac / 10+20+40=1.71 amps

    (that is copied from your answer)