Consider a thin square sheet of side $\mathrm{L}$ and thickness $\mathrm{t}$, made of a material of resistivity $\rho$. The resistance between two opposite faces, shown by the shaded areas in the figure is
IIT 2010, Medium
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$R=\frac{\rho \mathrm{L}}{\mathrm{Lt}}$
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