Total Resistance Calculator

resistcalc

% Calculate Series and Parallel Resistances of two resistors
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% enter ohms --->   | calculate total   | -----> display total ohmage
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% Series Resistors 
% Totalresistance = R1 + r2 
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% Parallel Resistors
% totalresistance = 1/r1 + 1/r2+
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clear
clc
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% Outline 1: Get how many resistors the user would like and in Parallel or
% Series
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resistancetype=input('Choose between 1. Resistance in Series, or 2. Resistance in Parallel: ');
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% Outline 2:Get the amount of ohms each resistor is
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resistance1=input('Enter the first resistors resistance: ');
resistance2=input('Enter the second resistors resistance: ');
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% Outline 3: 
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% Outline 4: calculate the total resistance
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if resistancetype==1;
    totalresistance = resistance1+resistance2;
    disp('The total resistance in series is equal to: ')
    disp(totalresistance)
    disp('ohms.')
    
    
else resistancetype==2;
    totalresistance = 1/resistance1 + 1/resistance2;
    disp('The total resistance in parallel is equal to: ')
    disp(totalresistance)
    disp('ohms.')
end