Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 4 - Section 4.8 - Color Code of Electrical Resistors - Exercise - Page 197: 16

Answer

orange, brown, and gold.

Work Step by Step

For the resistance $3.1 \ \Omega$: The color that corresponds to the first digit, 3, is orange. The color that corresponds to the second digit, 1, is brown. Since we need to multiply the number by $0.1$, the third color should be gold. So we are looking for the colors: orange, brown, and gold.
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