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Title: Consider two copper wires of equal cross-sectional area. One wire has 3 times the length of the ...
Post by: Chery on Dec 4, 2016
Consider two copper wires of equal cross-sectional area.  One wire has 3 times the length of the other.  How do the resistances of these two wires compare?
A) Both wires have the same resistance.
B) The longer wire has 1/3 the resistance of the shorter wire.
C) The longer wire has 3 times the resistance of the shorter wire.
D) The longer wire has 9 times times the resistance of the shorter wire.
E) The longer wire has 27 times times the resistance of the shorter wire.


Title: Re: Consider two copper wires of equal cross-sectional area. One wire has 3 times the length of the ...
Post by: lyall on Dec 4, 2016
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Title: Re: Consider two copper wires of equal cross-sectional area. One wire has 3 times the length of the ...
Post by: Chery on Jan 13, 2017
I needed this so much, thanks