An electric current passes through a circuit containing two wires of the same material connected in parallel. If the lengths of the wires are in the ratio 
and radius of the wires are in the ratio 
, then the ratio of the current passing through the wires is 
, where m and n are smallest integers. What is 
?
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(4)
Given that,
Here, 
and 
are the length of the wires while 
and 
are the radii of the wires.
Now, we know that
constant
or 
… ..(i)
But we know that the resistance of the wire is
Hence, from Eq (i)
Here,
Because both wires are of same material.
Here, 
and 
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