Why is the resistance of a a wire is inversely proportional to the square of its diameter
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Cross sectional area is the area of the end of the wire (assuming a perfectly flat right angle cut). So it's proportional to the square of diameter. Resistance is inversely proportional to cross sectional area. So if the diameter is halved the cross-sectional area is quartered and the resistance is quadrupled.
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