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The breaking stress for a metal is `7.8 xx 10^9 Nm^-2`. Calculate the maximum length of the wire of this metal which may be suspended breaking. The density of the metal =`7.8 xx 10^3kg m^-3`. Take g =`10 N kg^-1`

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