Question

The diameter of a iron sphere is 8 cm. It is beaten and drawn into a wire with a diameter of 2 mm. Find the length of the wire.

Answer 1

Answer : The length of the wire is, 8533 cm

Step-by-step explanation :

As the iron sphere is beaten and drawn into a wire. That means, their volume will be equal.

Volume of iron sphere = Volume of cylindrical wire

The formula will be:

$\frac{4}{3}\pi r_1^3=\pi r_2^2h$

where,

$r_1$ = radius of sphere = $\frac{Diamtere}{2}=\frac{8cm}{2}=4cm$

$r_2$ = radius of cylindrical wire = $\frac{Diamtere}{2}=\frac{2mm}{2}=1mm=0.1cm$

h = height of cylindrical wire or length of wire

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get:

$\frac{4}{3}\pi r_1^3=\pi r_2^2h$

$\frac{4}{3}\times r_1^3=r_2^2h$

$\frac{4}{3}\times (4)^3=(0.1)^2h$

$h=8533.33cm\approx 8533cm$

Therefore, the length of the wire is, 8533 cm