Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 24, Problem 68P
Figure 24.20 shows a truncated cone of material with resistivity ρ. Assume the equipotentials are planes parallel to the two faces, and integrate over slices of thickness dx like the one shown to find an expression for the total resistance between the faces.
FIGURE 24.20 Problem 68
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