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A certain piece of copper is to be shaped into a conductor of minimum resistance, its length and cross sectional area should be

A

L and A

B

2L and `A/2`

C

`L/2` and A

D

`L/3` and 4A

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D

For minimum resistance length should be minimum and area should be maximum.
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