Answer to the Δ Problem

Conductance is the reciprocal of resistance. The conductance of two resistors in parallel is the sum of their conductances.

Put a low resistance connecter between terminals A and B, shorting resistor z, and measure the conductance between that connector and C. Call the answer z'. z' is the sum of the conductances of resistors x and y. Similarly measure conductances x' and y'. Now the equations are:
x' = 1/y + 1/z
y' = 1/x + 1/z
z' = 1/x + 1/y

Add the first two equations and subtract the last and you get:
x' + y' − z' = 2/z ; Whence z = 1/(2(x' + y' − z')).
Similarly x = 1/(2(z' + y' − x')) and y = 1/(2(x' + z' − y')).