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Answer:
$109.97
Step-by-step explanation:
Each straight piece of wire is the diagonal of a square that is 3" on a side. The Pythagorean theorem tells you the length of that diagonal is ...
d = √(3^2 +3^2) = √18 = 3√2 . . . inches
There are 4 such diagonals on each trivet, so the total length of wire for 12 trivets is ...
(12)(4)(3√2) = 144√2 . . . inches
At a cost of $0.54 per inch, the total cost for 12 trivets will be ...
($0.54)(144√2) = $109.97
The cost of the copper wire for making 12 trivets is $109.97.
