document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=821281>Question 821281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The electrical resistance of a wire varies directly as its length and inversely as the square of its diameter. A wire with a length of 200 inches and a diameter of 1/4 inch has a resistance of 20 ohms. Find the electrical resistance in a 600 inch wire with the same diameter. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #494089 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=494089\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20/200=x/600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200x=12000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=60 ohms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diameter stays the same so just the length changes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it is just a linear relationship. </SPAN>\n" );
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