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Posted by n on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 11:51pm.

In an electrical circuit, the current passing through a conductor varies inversely with the resistance. Suppose that when the current is 2A (amperes), the resistance is 115ohms. What is the resistance when the current is 5A ?

math - Steve, Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 12:04am
varies inversely means there is a constant k such that

ir = k

we are told that i=2 when r=115:
2*115 = 230 = k

so, when i=5,

5r = 230
r = 46 ohms

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