Find the resistance between terminals A and B in the electric circuit of below figure:

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  1. 30 Ω 
  2. 19 Ω 
  3. 50 Ω 
  4. 100 Ω 

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Option 2 : 19 Ω 
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Concept:

Y(Wye) to Delta ‘or’ Delta to Y conversion technique is explained in the circuit below:

For a given Delta connection, the equivalent Wye connection will have resistances of values:

Application:

The given circuit is modified as shown below:

where R1, R2, and R3 are calculated using Wye-Delta transformation as:

The above circuit is redrawn as:

The resistance between terminals A and B is 19 Ω

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