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08 – More About Resistance Factors Student: __________________________________

1. Wire X has a resistance of 18 Ω. Wire Y is made of the same material and is at the
same temperature. If Y is the same length as X, but 3 times the diameter, what is its
resistance?
2. Wires A and B are made of the same material and are at the same temperature.
The chart on the right gives some information about them,
a. If you were to use part of wire A to make an 18 Ω resistor, what length
would you need?
b. What is the resistance of
wire B?
c. What length of wire B
would you need to make a 20
Ω
resistor?