//Exa2.41 clc; clear; close; // given data t1=20;// in degree C t2=36;// in degree C alpha_20=0.0043;// in per degree C (Temperature Coefficient) InsulationResistance=480*10^6;// in ohm copper_cond_res=0.7;// in ohm (copper conductor resistance) l=500*10^-3;// in kilo meter (length) R1_desh=InsulationResistance * l;// in ohm // From Formula log(R2_desh)= log(R1_desh-K*(t2-t1)) // K= 1/(t2-t1)*log(R1_desh/R2_desh) // since when t2-t1=10 degree C and R1_desh/R2_desh= 2 K=1/10*log(2); // (i) Insulation resistance at any temperature t2, R2_desh is given by logR2_desh= log(R1_desh)-(t2-t1)/10* log(2); R2_desh= %e^logR2_desh disp("(i) Insulation resistance at any temperature : "+string(R2_desh*10^-6)+" Mega ohm"); // (ii) R_20= copper_cond_res/l;// in ohm R_36=R_20*[1+alpha_20*(t2-t1)]; disp("Resistance at 36 degree C is : "+string(R_36)+" ohm")