MCQ
Two wires of the same material and equal length are joined in parallel combination. If one of them has half the thickness of the other and the thinner wire has a resistance of $8\, ohms$, the resistance of the combination is equal to
  • A
    $\frac{5}{8}\,\,ohms$
  • $\frac{8}{5}\,\,ohms$
  • C
    $\frac{3}{8}\,\,ohms$
  • D
    $\frac{8}{3}\,\,ohms$

Answer

Correct option: B.
$\frac{8}{5}\,\,ohms$
b
$\rho - {\rm{same, }}\,l - {\rm{same, }}\,{A_2} = \frac{1}{4}{A_1}$ (as ${r_2} = \frac{{{r_1}}}{2}$)

By using $R = \rho \frac{l}{A} \Rightarrow \frac{{{R_1}}}{{{R_2}}} = \frac{{{A_2}}}{{{A_1}}} \Rightarrow \frac{{{R_1}}}{8} = \frac{1}{4} \Rightarrow {R_1} = 2\,\Omega $

Hence, ${R_{eq}} = \frac{{{R_1}{R_2}}}{{{R_1} + {R_2}}} = \frac{{2 \times 8}}{{(2 + 8)}} = \frac{8}{5}\,\Omega .$

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