//Conductivity and conductance //Example 15.11(pg 399) clc clear rho=1.7*(10^-8)//resistivity in ohm-m K=1/rho//conductivity in mho/m a=0.125*(10^-4)//cross sectional area of cable in m^2 l=2000//length of cable in meters G=K*a/l//conductance printf('Thus conductivity of cable is %e mho/metres \n',K) printf('and conductance of cable is %3f mho',G)