Three resistors are connected to form the sides of a triangle $ABC$, the resistance of the sides $AB$, $BC$ and $CA$ are $40\,ohms$, $60\,ohms$ and $100\,ohms$ respectively. The effective resistance between the points $A$ and $B$ in $ohms$ will be
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(a) $R = \frac{{160 \times 40}}{{160 + 40}} = 32\,\Omega $.
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