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Wire cut into equal parts and reconnected in parallel: equivalent resistance

This type of question, asked 2 times: 27 Jan 2024, 5 Apr 2024. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    27 Jan 2024

    19
    A wire of resistance RR and length LL is cut into 5 equal parts. If these parts are joined parallely, then resultant resistance will be:

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  2. Question 2

    5 Apr 2024

    119
    A wire of resistance 20Ω20\Omega is divided into 10 equal parts. A combination of two parts are connected in parallel and so on. Now resulting pairs of parallel combination are connected in series. The equivalent resistance of final combination is ________ Ω\Omega.