College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 11P
A steel wire of length L and radius r1 has a resistance R. A second steel wire has the same length but a radius r2 and a resistance of 3R. Find the ratio r1/r2.
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College Physics (10th Edition)
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