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The combined resistance of two resistors `R_1 and R_@ (R_1,R_2>0)` is given by `1/R= 1/R_1 + 1/R_2`. If `R_1 + R_2 =C`(a constant), show that maximum resistance R is obtained by choosing `R_1 = R_2`

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