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To what value must you adjust $R_{3}$ to balance a Wheatstone bridge, if the unknown resistance $R_{\mathrm{x}}$ is $100 \Omega, R_{1}$ is $50.0 \Omega,$ and $R_{2}$ is 175$\Omega$ ?
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