Question

can you explain to me how to get the total capacitance?

C1=C2=C3=16uF and C4=36uF

Answer 1

capacitors in series
capacitors in parallel

use equivalent cap formulae ?

Answer 2

begin with
C1 series with C2

Answer 3

okay, so \[\frac{ 1 }{ 16 }+\frac{ 1 }{ 16 }=\frac{ 1 }{ 32 }\]

Answer 4

does that mean i have total capacitance of 32 for C1 and C2?

Answer 5

Since C1 and C2 are just 2 capacitors in series you can use the shortcut:\[\frac{C_1C_2}{C_1+C_2}=?\]OR \[(\frac{1}{C_1}+\frac{1}{C_2})^{-1}=?\]

Answer 6

BTW: your fraction math above is off :)

Answer 7

Here, do it in parts as shown going from 1 to 3 in the image:

Answer 8

Maybe this will help...if you have questions on it please just ask again here.