document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=44840>Question 44840</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534494498/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra and Trigonometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The electrical resistance R of a wire varies directly as its length L and inversely as the square of its diameter. A wire 20 meters long and 0.6 centimeters in diameter made from a certain alloy has a resistance of 36 ohms. What is the resistance of a piece of wire 60 meters long and 1.2 centimeter in diameter made from the same material? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #29721 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=29721\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The electrical resistance R of a wire varies directly as its length L and inversely as the square of its diameter 'd'.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A wire 20 meters long and 0.6 centimeters in diameter made from a certain alloy has a resistance of 36 ohms.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the resistance of a piece of wire 60 meters long and 1.2 centimeter in diameter made from the same material?<BR>\n" );
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