A piece of silver wire has a resistance of 10. What will be the resistance of a wire of one-half the length and one-third the diameter, if the specific resistance of the wire is 30 times that of silver. OHMS

A piece of silver wire has a resistance of 10. What will be the resistance of a wire of one-half the length and one-third the diameter, if the specific resistance of the wire is 30 times that of silver. OHMS

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