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21.5 Exercise 6

Avg difficulty 2.5

When an unknown resistance RxR_{\text{x}} is placed in a Wheatstone bridge, it is possible to balance the bridge by adjusting R3R_{3} to be 2500Ω\text{2500} \Omega. What is RxR_{\text{x}} if R2R1=0.625\frac{R_{2}}{R_{1}} = 0 . \text{625}?

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