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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Current electricity
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Equivalent resistance between the adjacent corners of a regular \(n\)-sided polygon of uniform wire of resistance \(R\) would be:

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(A) \(\frac{(n-1) R}{n^2}\)

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Suppose resistance of each arm is \(r\), then \(r = R / n\)

\(R _{ eq(AB )}=\frac{ R _1 R_2}{R_1+R_2}\)

\(\frac{ r ( n -1) r }{ r +( n -1) r }\)

\(=\frac{ r ( n -1) r }{ nr }\)

\(=\frac{ n -1}{ n } r\)

\(=\frac{( n -1) R }{ n ^2}\)

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