Suppose that two identical 4.00-Ohm wires are soldered together so that they touch each other for half of their lengths, as shown below. What is the equivalent resistance of the soldered wires considered as a single object?

Suppose that two identical 4.00-Ohm wires are soldered together so that they touch each other for half of their lengths, as shown below. What is the equivalent resistance of the soldered wires considered as a single object?

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Suppose that two identical 4.00-Ohm wires are soldered together so that they touch each other for half of their
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