Current Electricity 4 Question 4
4. In a meter bridge, the wire of length has a non-uniform cross-section such that the variation of its resistance with length is .
Two equal resistance are connected as shown in the figure. The galvanometer has zero deflection when the jockey is at point
(2019 Main, 12 Jan I)
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Solution:
- As, galvanometer shows zero deflection.
This means, the meter bridge is balanced.
Now, for meter bridge wire
where, ’
Integrating both sides, we get
Substituting values of