Students A and B connect the two resistors R
1 and R
2 given to them in the manners shown below:
and then insert them at X and Y into the measuring circuit shown below:
We can then say that
(1) both the students will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination of R
1 and R
2
(2) both the students will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of R
1 and R
2
(3) student A will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination while student B will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of R
1 and R
2
(4) student A will determine the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination while student B will determine the equivalent resistance of the series combination of R
1 and R
2