A wire having a resistance of 3 ohm has a length of 3.3 m and cross sectional area of 0.0177 m2.  What will be the resistivity of the wire?

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A wire having a resistance of 3 ohm has a length of 3.3 m and cross sectional area of 0.0177 m2

What will be the resistivity of the wire?

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The resistivity of the material of the wire can be computed using the following equation:

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In this case, the following values are given:

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