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a wire has a resistance of 10 ohms. The length of the wire is doubled, and its radius is also doubled. What is the new resistance?
16 years ago

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Count Iblis
Resistance is proportional to length and inversely proportional to cross section, so the resistance becomes 5 Ohm.
16 years ago
TJ
is there math to show how you got that
16 years ago

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