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A wire of given metarial having length l and ares of cross-section A has a resistance of `4 Omega`. What would be the resistance of another wire of the same meterial having length l/2 and area of cross-section 2A ?

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To find the resistance of the second wire, we will use the formula for resistance, which is given by: \[ R = \frac{\rho L}{A} \] where: - \( R \) is the resistance, - \( \rho \) is the resistivity of the material, - \( L \) is the length of the wire, ...
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