If a copper wire (which has a diameter of 0.0126 inch) has a resistance of 66.17 ohms per thousand feet, what length of this wire will produce a resistance of 33.5 ohms?

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III. The resistance of a wire carrying an electrical current varies directly to its length and inversely to the
cross-sectional area.
6.) If a copper wire (which has a diameter of 0.0126 inch) has a resistance of 66.17 ohms per
thousand feet, what length of this wire will produce a resistance of 33.5 ohms?
Transcribed Image Text:III. The resistance of a wire carrying an electrical current varies directly to its length and inversely to the cross-sectional area. 6.) If a copper wire (which has a diameter of 0.0126 inch) has a resistance of 66.17 ohms per thousand feet, what length of this wire will produce a resistance of 33.5 ohms?
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