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The discussion centers on calculating the resistance of parallel-wired heat wires in a car's back window. Each wire has a resistance of 5.0 ohm/m, and with a length of 0.8 m, the individual resistance is calculated to be 4 ohms. However, the book indicates that the total resistance should be 6 ohms due to the parallel configuration of the wires. The confusion arises from understanding how the parallel wiring affects the overall resistance. Clarification is sought on the correct method to arrive at the book's answer.
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One day when the familiy Jones is out and drives with his new car wonders Oskar why there is a lot of wires in the backwindow. The heat wires are parallelwired where the resistance is resistance free wired.
Oskar and his father reads in the instructionsbook that the wires got a resistance 5.0ohm/m they are connected six times parallely and the length of each wire is 0.8 m

Then I get the resistance for each wires is 0.8*5 = 4 Ohm

But This is not the answer, the book says that the answer should be 6Ohm because two wires creates a parallelwiring with resistance 4 Ohm in every turn and 2Ohm as replacementresistance

Can someone please explain to me how to do this ? :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :zzz:

Im really stuck...

Thx
 
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I do not understand the statement of your problem.

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