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A wire of radius with 3.0 mm and length 200 m is melted into a sphere calculate the radius of the sphere in metres



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The volume of wire can be calculated as follows:

V_wire = πr²l

where r is the radius of the wire, and l is the length of the wire.

Substituting the given values, we get:

V_wire = π(3.0 mm)²(200 m) = 1.8 x 10⁶ mm³

To calculate the radius of the sphere, we need to use the formula for the volume of a sphere:

V_sphere = (4/3)πr³

Equating the volume of the wire to the volume of the sphere, we get:

(4/3)πr³ = 1.8 x 10⁶ mm³

Solving for r, we get:

r = (3V_wire/4π)^(1/3)

r = [(3 x 1.8 x 10⁶)/(4π)]^(1/3)

r ≈ 20.15 m

Therefore, the radius of the sphere is approximately 20.15 meters.

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