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Five identical pieces of wire are soldered together end-to-end to form
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Five identical pieces of wire are soldered together end-to-end to form one longer wire, with the pieces overlapping by 4cm at each joint. If the wire thus made is exactly 1 meter long, how long, in centimeters, is each of the identical pieces?
(A) 21.2
(B) 22
(C) 23.2
(D) 24
(E) 25.4
(A) 21.2
(B) 22
(C) 23.2
(D) 24
(E) 25.4
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Re: Five identical pieces of wire are soldered together end-to-end to form
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28 Jul 2021, 21:42
28 Jul 2021, 21:42
GeminiHeat wrote:
Five identical pieces of wire are soldered together end-to-end to form one longer wire, with the pieces overlapping by 4cm at each joint. If the wire thus made is exactly 1 meter long, how long, in centimeters, is each of the identical pieces?
(A) 21.2
(B) 22
(C) 23.2
(D) 24
(E) 25.4
(A) 21.2
(B) 22
(C) 23.2
(D) 24
(E) 25.4
Length of longer wire = 1m = 100cm
Without joints, each wire would be \(\frac{100}{5} = 20\)cm long
|---1---(O)---2---(O)---3---(O)---4---(O)---5---|
We will have 4 overlapping of 4cm each = 4(4) = 16cm
i.e. 16cm will be divided equally into 5 parts
So, each smaller wire is \(\frac{16}{5} = 3.2\)cm longer
Length of each small wire = 20 + 3.2 = 23.2cm
Hence, option C
Re: Five identical pieces of wire are soldered together end-to-end to form
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13 Aug 2021, 02:18
13 Aug 2021, 02:18
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Draw a figure showing overlapping, otherwise, it will be tough to visualize.
Let's say, each of the wire lengths is X cm.
For the left-most and the right-most wires, there is 1 overlap for each. So, non overlapped length for these will be X-4 cm
For other wires, there are 2 overlaps for each. So, the non-overlapped length for these will be X-8 cm
If you look at the figure, you will see that,
X-4 + 4 + X-8 + 4 + X-8 + 4 + X-8 + 4 + X-4 = 100
X= 23.2
Let's say, each of the wire lengths is X cm.
For the left-most and the right-most wires, there is 1 overlap for each. So, non overlapped length for these will be X-4 cm
For other wires, there are 2 overlaps for each. So, the non-overlapped length for these will be X-8 cm
If you look at the figure, you will see that,
X-4 + 4 + X-8 + 4 + X-8 + 4 + X-8 + 4 + X-4 = 100
X= 23.2
