A wire P has half the diameter and half the length of a wire Q of similar material. The ratio of the resistance of P to that of Q is

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Physics - 1985 Subject: Physics

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8 : 1

4 : 1

2 : 1

1 : 1

1 : 4

Answer Details

Resistance

α

\frac{l e n g t h}{a r e a}

$\frac{R_{Q}}{R_{P}}$ = $\frac{L_{Q} A_{P}}{L_{P} A_{Q}}$

LQ = 2LP

DQ = 2DP

AP = $π$ $\frac{(2 D_{P})^{2}}{2}$

= $π$ DP

AQ = $π$ $\frac{(D_{P})^{2}}{2}$

= $\frac{1}{4}$ $π$ DP

therefore, $\frac{R_{Q}}{R_{P}}$ = $\frac{2 L_{P} \times π D_{P}}{L_{P} \times \frac{1}{4} π D_{P}}$

= 2 : 1

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