College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 69GP
A piece of wire has a resistance R. It is cut into three pieces of equal length, and the pieces are twisted together parallel to each other What is the resistance of the resulting wire in terms of R?
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