document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=218399>Question 218399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cable measures 500/1000 inch outside diameter and has 12/1000 inch of cotton and 50/1000 inch of rubber insulation.  Determine the diameter of the copper conductor (wire) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "wire dia = 0.5 - 2*0.012 - 2*0.050 (assuming the given numbers are thicknesses)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0.376 inch </SPAN>\n" );
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