Activity 1E - Extension Activity

This activity is designed to get you thinking more deeply about some key concepts from this week and to engage in discussion with your peers. How Consider the problem below: Sometimes, we can use symmetry considerations to find the resistance of a circuit that cannot be reduced by series or parallel combinations. A classic problem of this type is illustrated in figure below. Twelve 1Ω resistors are arranged on the edges of a cube, and terminals a and b are connected to diagonally opposite corners of the cube. The problem is to find the resistance between the terminals. 3D circuit diagram In the discussion forum below, write a post which details how you would approach this problem. To assist, assume that 1A of current enters terminal a and exits through terminal b.