SOLUTION: The diameter of a sphere is 6 cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of diameter 0.1 cm. Find the length of the wire.
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Question 802569: The diameter of a sphere is 6 cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of diameter 0.1 cm. Find the length of the wire.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Radius of the sphere is cm.
VOLUME is cubic centimeters, the same as would be the 0.10 cm diameter rod.
Let y = the length of the rod formed, its volume is
Form the equation ,
Simplify and solve for y.
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The solution used radius as "half of diameter is radius".
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