How do resistors add in a parallel circuit?

2 Answers
Jun 28, 2018

#1/R_t = 1/R_1 + 1/R_2 + 1/R_3 + ... #.

Explanation:

They add as inverse sums, unlike in a series circuit where they are directly additive..
https://www.swtc.edu/Ag_Power/electrical/lecture/parallel_circuits.htm

See also:
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-1/resistance/

Jun 28, 2018

The reciprocal of the equivalent resistance in a parallel circuit is equal to the sum of the reciprocals of individual resistances.

Explanation:

#1/R_p=1/R_1+1/R_2 + ... +1/R_n#