The combined electrical resistance R of R1 and R2, connected in parallel, is given by the equation below, where R, R1, and R2 are measured in ohms. R1 and R2 are increasing at rates of 0.8 and 1.5 ohms per second, respectively. 1 R = 1 R1+1 R2 At what rate is R changing when R1 = 54 ohms and R2 = 84 ohms? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) ohm/sec

The combined electrical resistance R of R1 and R2, connected in parallel, is given by the equation below, where R, R1, and R2 are measured in ohms. R1 and R2 are increasing at rates of 0.8 and 1.5 ohms per second, respectively. 1 R = 1 R1+1 R2 At what rate is R changing when R1 = 54 ohms and R2 = 84 ohms? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) ohm/sec

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The combined electrical resistance R of R 1 and R 2 , connected in parallel, is given by the equation below, where R , R 1 , and R 2 are measured in ohms. R 1 and R 2 are increasing at rates of 0.8 and 1.5 ohms per second, respectively.
1 R = 1 R 1 + 1 R 2
At what rate is R changing when R 1 = 54 ohms and R 2 = 84 ohms? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) ohm/sec

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