Calculate two parallel resistors
By
Pygmalion
R
1
Ω
kΩ
R
2
Ω
kΩ
Formula:
R
total
= (R
1
* R
2
) / (R
1
+ R
2
)
Derivation:
1/R
total
= 1/R
1
+ 1/R
2
+ ... + 1/R
n
1/R
total
= 1/R
1
+ 1/R
2
1/R
total
= 1/R
1
* R
2
/R
2
+ 1/R
2
* R
1
/R
1
1/R
total
= R
2
/ R
1
* R
2
+ R
1
/ R
1
* R
2
1/R
total
= (R
1
+ R
2
) / (R
1
* R
2
)
R
total
= (R
1
* R
2
) / (R
1
+ R
2
)