document.write( "Question 257155: When mineral deposits formed a coating 1mm thick on the inside of a pipe, the area through which fluid can flow was reduced by 20%. Find the original inside diameter of the pipe \n" ); document.write( "
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pi*d=C
\n" ); document.write( "Let d=original inside diameter of the pipe
\n" ); document.write( ".8C=pi(d-.002)
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\n" ); document.write( "=>C=pi*d
\n" ); document.write( ".8C=pi*d-.002*pi
\n" ); document.write( "--------------------------subtract
\n" ); document.write( ".2C=.002*pi
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\n" ); document.write( "C=.01*pi
\n" ); document.write( "pi*d=.01*pi
\n" ); document.write( "d=.01 m or 1 cm
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