document.write( "Question 117415: Pls help!!! : A coil of wire has a mass of 1.2 kg. The diameter of the wire is 2mm. 1cm^3 of the wire weighs 6.8g. Find the length of the wire and correct to the nearest metre. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #85411 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The diameter of the wire is 2 mm \n" ); document.write( "1 mm = .001 m \n" ); document.write( "2 mm = .002 m \n" ); document.write( "The cross-section area of the wire is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The volume of the wire is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Since a known volume has a known weight, \n" ); document.write( "I can set up a proportion \n" ); document.write( "6.8 g / 1 cm3 = 1200 g / V \n" ); document.write( "1 cm3 = .0001 m3 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by V \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 10^-4 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 6.8 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The length to the nearest meter is 5,617 m \n" ); document.write( "check answer \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "close enough \n" ); document.write( " |