When the ac generator in the drawing operates at a very high frequency, is the current delivered by the generator greater than, less than, or the same as when the generator operates at a very low frequency? The current is greater at the higher generator frequency, because the inductor has a very large reactance and behaves as if it were cut out of the circuit, leaving a gap in the connecting wires. Therefore, the circuit behaves as a single resistor connected across the generator. The current is greater at the lower generator frequency, because the inductor has a very small reactance and behaves as if it were replaced by a wire with no resistance. Therefore, the circuit behaves as two resistors, R1 and R2, connected in parallel. The current is greater at the lower generator frequency, because the inductor has a very large reactance and behaves as if it were cut out of the circuit, leaving a gap in the connecting wires. Therefore, the circuit behaves as a single resistor R2 connected across the generator. The current is the same at the high and low frequencies, because the current depends only on the resistances R1 and R2, which do not change with frequency. The current is greater at the higher generator frequency, because the inductor has a very small reactance and behaves as if it were replaced by a wire with no resistance. Therefore, the circuit behaves as two resistors, R1 and R2, connected in parallel.