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What happened if you shortened a wire and increased the thickness?
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∙ 14y ago
Shorter: less resistance in proportion, so 1/2 length, half resistance, 1/3 length, 1/3 resisttance, etc.
Thicker, less resistance in inverse-squared proportion, (it's the *area* that influences resistance), so 2 x diameter, 1/4 resistance, 3 x diamater, 1/9 resistance, etc.
Try this: 1/2 length, 3 x diameter, gives 1/2 x 1/9 = 1/18 the resistance.
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