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A wire that has a resistance of 5.0 ohms is passed through an extruder so as to make it into a new wire three times as long as the original. What is the new resistance?

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Chapter9: Current And Resistance

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Problem 49P: A copper wire has a resistance of 0.500 at 20.0°C and an iron wire has a resistance of 0.525 at the...

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