You have two long pieces of nichrome which have the same volume. One of them is a cylinder with radius r. The other is a prism which has a square cross section; the square's sides are r long. If the cylinder's end-to-end resistance is Re and the prism's end-to-end resistance is Rp, what is the ratio Re/ Rp? (The lengths in the figure below are not to scale.) 0₁₁ I 1 1/7² 1/ π 7² r {|

You have two long pieces of nichrome which have the same volume. One of them is a cylinder with radius r. The other is a prism which has a square cross section; the square's sides are r long. If the cylinder's end-to-end resistance is Re and the prism's end-to-end resistance is Rp, what is the ratio Re/ Rp? (The lengths in the figure below are not to scale.) 0₁₁ I 1 1/7² 1/ π 7² r {|

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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