A piece of silver wire has a resistance of 1 ohm. Determine the resistance of a lead wire one-third the length and one-third the diameter if the resistivity of lead wire is 30 times that of silver. NOTE: Please explain where did you get the variables so I can understand them. Thank you

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A piece of silver wire has a resistance of 1 ohm. Determine the resistance of a
lead wire one-third the length and one-third the diameter if the resistivity of lead wire is 30 times that of silver.

NOTE: Please explain where did you get the variables so I can understand them. Thank you

 

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