Answer:
Explanation:
The formula for calculating the resistance of a material in terms of its resistivity is expressed as [tex]R = \rho L/A[/tex] where;
R is the resistance of the material
[tex]\rho[/tex] is the resistivity of the material
L is the length of the wire
A is the area = πr² with r being the radius
[tex]R = \rho L/\pi r^{2}[/tex]
If the length of a certain wire is doubled while its radius is kept constant, then the new length of the wire L₁ = 2L
The new resistance of the wire R₁ will be expressed as [tex]R_1 = \frac{\rho L_1}{A_1}[/tex]
since the radius is constant, the area will also be the same i.e A = A₁ and the resistivity also will be constant. The new resistance will become
[tex]R_1 = \frac{\rho(2L)}{A}[/tex]
[tex]R_1 = \frac{2\rho L}{\pi r^2}[/tex]
Taking the ratio of both resistances, we will have;
[tex]\frac{R_1}{R} = \frac{2\rho L/\pi r^2}{\rho L/ \pi r^2} \\\\\frac{R_1}{R} = \frac{2\rho L}{\pi r^2} * \frac{\pi r^2}{ \rho L} \\\\\frac{R_1}{R} = \frac{2}{1}\\\\R_1 = 2R[/tex]
This shoes that the new resistance of the wire will be twice that of the original wire
