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A single tube of cross sectional area Aw has a resistance Rw. How many smaller tubes of cross sectional area 1/2 Aw would be needed to construct a parallel network such that the total resistance of the network equals Rw?

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Resistances in parallel cross sections are determined.

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As the resistance is inversely proportional to the area of cross section, a tube of half the ...

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