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Homework Statement
Hey!
We have a copper pipe, which has a outer diameter [itex]y = 4.1 mm[/itex] and inner diameter [itex]x = 4.0 mm [/itex]
Length of the pipe is [itex]L = 120m[/itex] and resistivity of copper is [itex]ρ = 1.7 * 10^{-8}\Omega[/itex]
Homework Equations
Resistance is [itex]R = ρ * \frac{L}{A}[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
Now, I calculated the resistances for cylinders of diameter y and diameter x.
Then I subtracted the bigger from lower one and got:
[itex] R = 8*10^{-3} \Omega[/itex]
But does the shape of the object matter? Don't we need just the area of the bottom of hollow cylinder?
[itex]A = \pi * ( r_1^{2} - r_2^{2} )[/itex]
Using the area above, I get around [itex]R = 3.2 \Omega [/itex]
I converted diameters to radius and mm to metres.
P.S. In back of my book the answer is [itex]R=0,8 \Omega[/itex]