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document.write( "Let the length of the wire be L meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the formula for the volume of a cylinder\r\n" );
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document.write( "    V = .     (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem,  V = 88 cm^3 = 88000 mm^3;  r = 1 mm;  L = 1000*L mm.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, based on formula (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    88000 = ,\r\n" );
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document.write( "which gives\r\n" );
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document.write( "    L =  = 28.01 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The length of the wire is about 28 meters.\r\n" );
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