An engineer connects resistors in series, where the resistors in the …

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An engineer connects resistors in series, where the resistors in the series have a total resistance of

\frac{41}{35}

ohms. In this series, there are

x

resistors of type A, which each have a resistance of

a

ohms, and

y

resistors of type B, which each have a resistance of

b

ohms. The given equation represents this situation. According to this equation, what is the positive difference between the value of

a

and the value of

b

\frac{x}{7} + \frac{y}{5} = \frac{41}{35}