When shipboard electrical distribution circuits are connected in parallel, additional parallel circuits will cause the total circuit resistance to _____________. A. increase, causing a drop in the line current B. increase, causing a decrease in the line voltage C. decrease, causing an increase in the line voltage D. decrease, causing an increase in the line current

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