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Solve the following word problems. 13) The frequency of a vibrating string varies inversely as its length. A string 3 feet long vibrates 175 eveles per second. Find the frequency of a5 foot string Ws cycles Pe KC | 14) The force of the wind blowing on a vertical surface varies jointly as the area of the surface and the equare of the Yelocity. If wind blowing at 50 mph exerts a force of 75 pounds on a surface of 500 ff, how much force will ee = 0.0000 6 tot) 45> algou) 50) {F=0-00000Av" | Fs 3-579 WS AG= (160000 a 15) The volume of can varies jointly as the height of the can and the square of its radius. A can with an 8 inch height and 4 inch radius has a volume of 402.12 in’, What is the volume of a can that has a 2 inch radius sind a 10 inch height? —— : vrai Tes | WB NES YDS | orgy AOL De ALF May 2) [ve 25. i929 in? 2 SAAS eLSint = 23 2S hv SANDE | 16) The time required to process a shipment of goods at Wal-Mart varies ditectly with the mamber of items in the shipment and inversely with the mumber of workers assigned. If 15,000 items can be processed by 8 workers in 10 hours, hen how long would it take 2 workers to process pie 9225 \200m W218 75a | ae 40.0083, YF hows \ 17) A person's level of fatness is measured using the Body Mass Index, or BMI. A BMI (rounded to the nearest whole number) in the low 20's is desirable. BMI varies directly as a person’s weight in pounds and inversely as the square of the person’s height in inches. A person who weighs 140 pounds and is 70 inches tall has a BMI of 20. Find the BMT of a person who weighs 165 pounds and is 71 inches tall i ment 19 AU Be, my | [em naa | 18) Disregarding vind resistand2, the distance a body falls from rest varies directly as the square ofthe time it falls. Ifa skydiver falls 64, Is, how far will he fall in 10 seconds? dear facut d= eC oe ay (actuate T Ai . 19) Albertson's found that the demand for Coke products varies inversely as the price of the product. When the price of a Coke product is $2.75, the weekly demand is 1250. Find the weekly demand if the price is raised to $4,00. de Fas 34505 de: 3S ithe 34335 aa 07295 Jae Se a+ 900.375 | 20) The maximum load of a horifontalfbeam th fs supported at both ende varies jointly asthe width and the square ofthe height and inverscly as the length betwecn the supports. A beam 6 m long, 0.1 m wide, and 0.06: high supports a load of 360 kg, What is the maximom load supported by a beam 16m long, 0.2 m wide, and 0.08 m high? awn _ (9000000 wn mene Veer eee 2 LNG) DM 08)” We ayy 2 Nou re, Wann (2M 0 \ins 490 k PEO 10000 & = WQ00000

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