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Find the ratio of the diameter of aluminum to copper wire, if they have the same...

Find the ratio of the diameter of aluminum to copper wire, if they have the same resistance per unit length (as they might in household wiring). The resistivity of Aluminum is 2.65 x 10-8 Ω m ; the resistivity of copper is 1.72 x 10-8 Ω m.

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