Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
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In Fig. 26-26a. a 9.00 V battery is connected to a resistive strip that consists of three sections with the same cross-sectional areas but different conductivities. Figure 26-26b gives the electric potential V(x) versus position x along the strip. The horizontal scale is set by xs = 8.00 mm. Section 3 has
Figure 26-26 Problem 26.
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Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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