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Calculate the resultant resistance of 3 resistors 3`Omega` , 4 `Omega` and 12 `Omega` connected in parallel.

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`(1)/(R) =(1)/(3) +(1)/(4)+(1)/(12)=(8)/(12)`
`R =(12)/(8) = 1.5 Omega`
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