A certain wire has a resistance $R$. The resistance of another wire identical with the first except having twice its diameter is
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$R \propto \frac{1}{A} \Rightarrow R \propto \frac{1}{{{r^2}}} \propto \frac{1}{{{d^2}}}$

[$d$ $=$ diameter of wire]

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