Question 97 of 380
A wire of uniform resistance is bent into a circle of radius and another piece of wire with length is connected between points and as shown in figure. The equivalent resistance between points and is .

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Answer: (B)
The wire bent into a circle of radius has resistance for the semicircular arcs, and the straight wire of length has resistance . The three paths between A and B (two semicircular arcs of the circle and one straight wire through center) are in parallel.