Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 25, Problem 77GP
220 V is applied to two different conductors made of the same material. One conductor is twice as long and twice the diameter of the second. What is the ratio of the power transformed in the first relative to the second?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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