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The resistivity of copper at a certain temperature is 1.7 * 10^-8 ohm-meters. If a certain sample of copper wire is 0.1 meters long and 10^-6 square meters in cross-sectional area, what is the resistance of the wire in ohms?

ANSWER: 1.7 * 10^-3 OHMS