document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=810028>Question 810028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The resistance, R, to electricity of a cylindrical-shaped wire is given by the equation R=pL/3.14d^2 where p represents the resistivity of the wire’s material, L represents the length of the wire, and d represents the diameter of the wire. What happens to the resistance of the wire as the diameter approaches 0?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The diameter is in the denominator, so R increases and approaches infinity.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the equation, no wire --> infinite resistance. </SPAN>\n" );
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