SOLUTION: Suppose that 8 turns of a wire are wrapped around a pipe with a length of 60 inches and a circumference of 4 inches, so that the wire reaches from the bottom of the pipe to the top

Question 1059402: Suppose that 8 turns of a wire are wrapped around a pipe with a length of 60 inches and a circumference of 4 inches, so that the wire reaches from the bottom of the pipe to the top. What is the length of the wire?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose that 8 turns of a wire are wrapped around a pipe with a length of 60 inches and a circumference of 4 inches, so that the wire reaches from the bottom of the pipe to the top. What is the length of the wire?
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It's the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
One leg = 8* the circumference of the pipe = 32 inches.
The other leg = 60 inches
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