Judge the equivalent resistance when the following are connected in parallel –
(a) 1 \( \Omega \) and 106\( \Omega \),

(b) 1\( \Omega \) and 103\( \Omega \), and 106\( \Omega \).

When the resistances are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance is smaller than the smallest individual resistance.so here we have the smallest resistance as 1 \( \Omega \) so,

(i) Equivalent resistance < 1\( \Omega \).

(ii) Equivalent resistance < 1\( \Omega \).