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The resistance and the magnitude of the current depend on the path that the current takes. The drawing shows three situations in which the current takes different paths through a piece of material. Each of the rectangular pieces is made from a material whose resistivity is ? = 1.50 10-2 O·m, and the unit of length in the drawing is L0 = 3.10 cm. Each piece of material is connected to a 3.00-V battery. Find (a) the resistance and (b) the current in each case.

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(a) Ra



Rb



Rc



(b) Ia



Ib



Ic



I have the right answers for the 1st four, but I cant get the last two for some reason.

Explanation / Answer

res = 0.015

l0 = 0.031

v = 3

r = res*l/A

v = i*r

a)

a = 2*l0*l0

l = 4*l0

Ra = 0.9677

Ia = 3.1 A

b)

a = 2*l0*4*l0

l = l0

Rb = 0.06048

Ib = 49.6 A

c)

a = l0*4*l0

l = 2*l0

Rc = 0.2419

Ib = 12.4 A

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