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<cmath>\frac43=c\cdot\frac{3/7}{9/14}=c\cdot\frac37\cdot\frac{14}9=\frac23\,,</cmath> | <cmath>\frac43=c\cdot\frac{3/7}{9/14}=c\cdot\frac37\cdot\frac{14}9=c\cdot\frac23\,,</cmath> | ||
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Revision as of 21:17, 10 April 2023
Problem
varies directly as 
and inverse as 
. When 
and 
, 
. Find when 
and 
.
Solution
![\[R=c\cdot\frac{S}T\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/a/3/ca38721927c8334991b8e7bd3a838607b30541cb.png)
for some constant 
.
You know that
![\[\frac43=c\cdot\frac{3/7}{9/14}=c\cdot\frac37\cdot\frac{14}9=c\cdot\frac23\,,\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/2/e/92eb3b5f92fdc3051783633a99b872b71d9d5b81.png)
so
![\[c=\frac{4/3}{2/3}=2\,.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/f/b/cfb30b546e4a958b2c966d8a21272848adf8a5e2.png)
When 
and 
we have
![\[\sqrt{48}=\frac{2S}{\sqrt{75}}\,,\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/1/1/21165b56eecfc4b318d5b85836f213b77ba03b1a.png)
so
![\[S=\frac12\sqrt{48\cdot75}=30\,.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/2/a/62abf441dace91999775cc289ae81c722be53d87.png)
-- zixuan 12
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