Circuits are not limited to only series or only parallel configurations. Most circuits contain a mix of series and parallel segments. A good example is a household circuit breaker. Electrical outlets in each section of the house are wired in parallel with the circuit breaker for that section wired in series making it easy to cut off electricity to the parallel parts of the circuit when needed.
An engineer who wants to document an electric circuit would create which of the following?
a layout |
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a blueprint |
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a schematic |
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a matrix |