A #10AWG stranded copper wire has 37 strands, each strand has a diameter of 0.0167 inch, and a length of 1000 ft. If copper has a resistivity of 11.46 Ω-CM/ft at 20 C, and a thermal coefficient of 0.004264/C at 0 C, determine its resistance at 85 C

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A #10AWG stranded copper wire has 37 strands, each strand has a diameter of 0.0167 inch, and a length of 1000 ft. If copper has a resistivity of 11.46 Ω-CM/ft at 20 C, and a thermal coefficient of 0.004264/C at 0 C, determine its resistance at 85 C.

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