The resistance of a wire (conductor) in cylindrical form is:

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Homework Statement


The resistance of a wire (conductor) in cylindrical form is:
A Disproportional with the length of the wire (conductor)
B Disproportional with the square of the wire (conductor) section
C Proportional with the square of the length of the wire (conductor)
D Proportional with the length of the wire (conductor)

Homework Equations


R=constant*length/Surface of the section

The Attempt at a Solution


I think the answer is D because from the equation of the resistance, but in my book the answer is B
 
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Assuming that "Disproportional" is a translation of "Inversely proportional", and "section" means the cross section diameter, then both B and D seem to be correct.
 
gneill said:
Assuming that "Disproportional" is a translation of "Inversely proportional", and "section" means the cross section diameter, then both B and D seem to be correct.
Can you explain me why is B correct?
 
The cross sectional area of a cylinder is proportional to the square of the diameter: ##A = \pi \left( \frac{D}{2} \right)^2##.

So the resistance should be inversely proportional to ("disproportional" to ) the square of D.
 
gneill said:
The cross sectional area of a cylinder is proportional to the square of the diameter: ##A = \pi \left( \frac{D}{2} \right)^2##.

So the resistance should be inversely proportional to ("disproportional" to ) the square of D.
But it says inversely proportional to the square of section, to the A, not to the diametre.
 
I think it's a matter of a translation issue. I interpreted "section" to be "diameter" rather than "cross sectional area". I could be wrong in this interpretation.

If "section" means "area" then B is not correct, and only D would make sense.