Question: Two wires # 1 and # 2 have the same length and are connected across the same battery. if r 2 = 4 r 1

Two wires #1 and #2 have the same length and are connected across the same battery. if r2=4r1, find (a) the ratio of their cross-sectional areas, A1/A2,(b) the ratio of their resistivities, p1/p2, and (c) the ratio of the currents in each wire I1/I2

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