The equivalent resistance of the circuit shown below between points $a$ and $b$ is $..........\Omega$
JEE MAIN 2023, Medium
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The circuit can be reduced to

$\Rightarrow R _{ eq }=\frac{16 \times 4}{16+4}=\frac{16}{5}\,\Omega$

$= R _{ eq }=3.2\,\Omega$

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