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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
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14) The force of the wind blowing on a vertical surface varies jointly as the area of the surface and the equare of the
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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
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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
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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
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18) Disregarding vind resistand2, the distance a body falls from rest varies directly as the square ofthe time it falls.
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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.
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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?
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