document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=652399>Question 652399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If #28 copper wire (which has a diameter of 0.0126 inch) has a resistance of 66.17 ohms per thousand feet, what length of #28 copper wire will produce a resistance of 33.5 ohms? Use the fact that the resistance of a wire carrying an electrical current is directly proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its cross sectional area  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #407984 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=407984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 66.17/1000=33.5/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "66.17x=33500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=33500/66.17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=506.27ft </SPAN>\n" );
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