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An electric heating element to dissipate 480 watts on 240V mains is to be made from nichrome ribbon 1 mmwide and thickness 0.05mm. Calculate the length of the ribbon required if the resistivity of nichrome is `1.1xx10^(-6)Omega m`.

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