2017 Solution 09

Isaac Abraham
2017/08/01
Determine the resistance between the two terminals (a, b) when
R
b
=1 Ω.
​
This problem requires the use of Y-Δ transformation. The transformed sketch on the right hand side uses the test value of
R
b
=1 Ω. The resistance betwen the terminals is,​​​​
R
ab
=
R
a
+(
R
P
+
R
X
)//(
R
Y
+
R
Q
)​​
R
ab
=
3
5
+ (1+
3
5
) //(3+
1
5
)
In[]:=
Rab=(3/5)+((1+3/5)(3+1/5)/((1+3/5)+(3+1/5)))//N
Out[]=
1.66667