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How to find the equivalent resistance of this circuit?

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This circuit was formed from a collapsing the 3d circuit cube of all equal resistors into a 2d one. The guy in a youtube video I got it from found the equivalent resistance via the delta wyre method but I havent learnt it yet and was wondering if i could get the same answer using kirchoff's laws.

My working: ((1/2)R+(1/2)R+(2/R))^-1 = (1/3)R total (which is wrong)

Correct ans = (3/4)R
(edited 6 months ago)
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Its a bridge circuit so was going to write it all out, but
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=SOBomZJg8Mc&ab_channel=PhysicsNinja
is decent. Try working it through and if you dont get the ans, post your working.

You should find it is a simple version, as the two resistors in the top line are equal as are the two resisotors in the bottom line. Its the principle behind a wheatstone bridge.
(edited 6 months ago)

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