Electronic – How to arrange six 6-ohm resistors to have a total resistance of 6-ohm

resistors

Is there a mathematical way to know the answer? (or you can do it only by trial and error)
Could you prove that it is possible or impossible mathematically?

Best Answer

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

here R5//R1 series to R3 => 3 + 6 = 9 in one branch

R4 + R6 + R2 => 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 in 2nd branch

18 // 9 gives 6