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by Jinglander » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:19 pm
The amount of electrical current is inversely proportional to the resistance. If a wire carries 4 units of current then the resistance is cut to 1/3 of the original what is the new amount of current. Answer is 12. How can we solve this
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by selango » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:31 pm
C=k/R

4=K/R

C=k/(1/3*R)

C=3*k/R=3*4=12
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by rahul goyal » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:59 pm
selango wrote:C=k/R

4=K/R

C=k/(1/3*R)

C=3*k/R=3*4=12
Thank you selango.we have to answer quickly in this way.
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by aarati » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:47 pm
selango wrote:C=k/R

4=K/R

C=k/(1/3*R)

C=3*k/R=3*4=12


thank u....but ,can you explain me a bit clear ....
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