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Resistance and resistivity

Problem

Mahesh investigates two cylindrical resistors shown below, labeled start color #a75a05, start text, X, end text, end color #a75a05 and start color #0c7f99, start text, Y, end text, end color #0c7f99.
He logs their properties in a table.
Column 1Column 2
Base area, A4, space, start text, m, m, end text, squared4, space, start text, m, m, end text, squared
Resistivity, rho5, times, 10, start superscript, minus, 7, end superscript, space, \Omega, start text, m, end text5, times, 10, start superscript, minus, 7, end superscript, space, \Omega, start text, m, end text
Resistance, R24, space, \Omega10, space, \Omega
Which one of the two columns represents resistor start color #a75a05, start text, X, end text, end color #a75a05?
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