Question

In an electric circuit with two resistors of resistance R1R_1 and R2R_2 connected in parallel, the total resistance RR is given by the formula

1R=1R1+1R2\frac{1}{R}=\frac{1}{R_1}+\frac{1}{R_2}

Show that

R1RR1+R2RR2=RR_1 \frac{\partial R}{\partial R_1}+R_2 \frac{\partial R}{\partial R_2}=R

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To find the partial derivatives RR1\frac{\partial R}{\partial R_1} and RR2\frac{\partial R}{\partial R_2},we first find the expression of the total resistance RR of the given expression:

1R=R2R1R2+R1R1R21R=R1+R2R1R2R=R1R2R1+R2\begin{aligned} \frac{1}{R}&=\frac{R_2}{R_1R_2}+\frac{R_1}{R_1R_2}\\ \frac{1}{R}&=\frac{R_1+R_2}{R_1R_2}\\ R&=\frac{R_1R_2}{R_1+R_2}\end{aligned}

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