A piece of wire of cross-sectional area  277.4 cm^2  is made into a resistor of resistance 539.2 ohm. Given that the resistivity of the material used to create the resistor is 79.8 ohm-metre, What is the lenght of the wire?

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A piece of wire of cross-sectional area  277.4 cm^2  is made into a resistor of resistance 539.2 ohm. Given that the resistivity of the material used to create the resistor is 79.8 ohm-metre, What is the lenght of the wire?

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