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JEE Main 2004Current Electricity Question with Solution

JEE Main 2004

Question

In a metre bridge experiment null point is obtained at from one end of the wire when resistance is balanced against another resistance . If , then where will be the new position of the null point from the same end, if one decides to balance a resistance of against Y?

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We have from meter bridge experiment, , where In the first case, In the second case .

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