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Equation for the calculation of the resistances R1 and R2 connectet in parallel:
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Calculation of the necessary parallel resistor R2, when R1 and the total resistance Rtotal is given:

| The first step is to clear all fractions by multiplying by the lowest common denominator, that is Rt × R1 × R2 ... so we get: 1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2 Rt × R1 × R2[1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2] R1 × R2 = Rt × R2 + Rt × R1 then collect terms with R1 and solve R1 × R2 − Rt × R1 = Rt × R2 R1(R2 − Rt) = R2 × Rt and finally: R1 = R2 × Rt / (R2 − Rt) |
Notice: This calculator can also solve other math problems. Calculating resistors in parallel is
precisely the same as the calculations required for inductors in parallel or for capacitors in series.
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| This calculator determines the resistance of up to 10 resistors in parallel. Enter resistances into the boxes below and when all values have been input, click on the 'calculate' button and the result will appear in the box below that button. As a test, if you enter resistances of 4, 6, and 12 ohms, the answer should be 2 ohms. Notice: Manually clearing the boxes does not reset stored values. Use "reset". |
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Two resistors in parallel and the resulting total resistance
Resistance ranging from 1 ohm to 100 ohms
| R2 | R1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 47 | 68 | |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.99 |
| 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.75 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.30 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.43 | 1.45 | 1.46 |
| 2.2 | 0.69 | 0.89 | 1.1 | 1.32 | 1.50 | 1.66 | 1.82 | 1.92 | 2.0 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.13 |
| 3.3 | 0.77 | 1.03 | 1.32 | 1.65 | 1.94 | 2.22 | 2.48 | 2.70 | 2.87 | 3.00 | 3.08 | 3.14 |
| 4.7 | 0.83 | 1.14 | 1.50 | 1.94 | 2.35 | 2.78 | 3.20 | 3.58 | 3.87 | 4.12 | 4.27 | 4.39 |
| 6.8 | 0.87 | 1.22 | 1.66 | 2.22 | 2.78 | 3.40 | 4.05 | 4.68 | 5.19 | 5.64 | 5.94 | 6.18 |
| 10 | 0.91 | 1.30 | 1.82 | 2.48 | 3.20 | 4.05 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| 15 | 0.93 | 1.36 | 1.92 | 2.70 | 3.58 | 4.68 | 6.0 | 7.50 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| 22 | 0.95 | 1.40 | 2.00 | 2.87 | 3.87 | 5.19 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 13.2 | 15.0 | 16.6 |
| 33 | 0.97 | 1.43 | 2.06 | 3.0 | 4.12 | 5.64 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 13.2 | 16.5 | 19.4 | 22.2 |
| 47 | 0.98 | 1.45 | 2.1 | 3.08 | 4.27 | 5.94 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 15,0 | 19.4 | 23.5 | 27.8 |
| 68 | 0.99 | 1.46 | 2.13 | 3.14 | 4.39 | 6.18 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 16.6 | 22.2 | 27.8 | 34.0 |
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