Finding resistance in a resistor?

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Homework Statement


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Basically, this "battery" is actually a variable voltage source. The current is raised and the voltmeter measures the voltage in the resistor. What is the resistance in the region that the current goes from 1-4 Amps? (BTW, the red line is a best fit line.)


Homework Equations


R=V/I


The Attempt at a Solution


Ok, well since this is linear, the slope of this line is actually V/I, so would the slope of the line be the resistance?
 
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ninjadrummer8 said:

The Attempt at a Solution


Ok, well since this is linear, the slope of this line is actually V/I, so would the slope of the line be the resistance?

Yes it would be the slope of the line.