Electrical resistors are said to be connected “in series” if the same current passes through each and “in parallel” if the same voltage is applied across each. If in series, they are equivalent to a single resistor whose resistance is given by

R = R₁ + R₂ + R₃ + … + R_n

If in parallel, their equivalent resistance is given by

 

Write an M- le that prompts the user for the type of connection (series or parallel) and the number of resistors n and then computes the equivalent resistance.

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