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In physics, Ohm's law says that current through a wire, $I$, is directly proportional to voltage, $V$, and inversely proportional to resistance, $R$:
I = V/R
It's also true that resistance is directly proportional to the length of the wire.  We have a piece of wire.  We pass $500$ volts through this wire and measure $25$ milliamps of current.  If I cut the wire in half and pass $175$ volts through it, how many milliamps of current will I measure?

 Aug 5, 2024
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I = V/R

 

R1=V1I1=500V0.025A=20kΩ

I halve the length of the wire, hence the resistance R1.

I2=V2R2=175V10kΩ=17.5mA

I apply the voltageV2 to both halves of the wire, thus halving the resistance R1.

I3=V2R3=175V5kΩ=35mA in both wire halves together.

laugh !

 Aug 6, 2024
edited by asinus  Aug 6, 2024
edited by asinus  Aug 6, 2024
edited by asinus  Aug 6, 2024

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