QUESTION 1 Five cylindrical wires are made of the same material. Th wire 1: length , radius r wire 2: length 30/2, radius r/2 wire 3: length f/2, radius r/2 wire 4: length , radius r/2 wire 5: length 5, radius r/2 Rank the wires according to their resistances, least to greatest. A. 1, 3, 4, 2, 5 nd 2 tie, then 5, 3, 4

QUESTION 1 Five cylindrical wires are made of the same material. Th wire 1: length , radius r wire 2: length 30/2, radius r/2 wire 3: length f/2, radius r/2 wire 4: length , radius r/2 wire 5: length 5, radius r/2 Rank the wires according to their resistances, least to greatest. A. 1, 3, 4, 2, 5 nd 2 tie, then 5, 3, 4

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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