SOLUTION: How do i solve w=C*r^-2 for r

Question 177286: How do i solve w=C*r^-2 for r
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Rewrite as

Multiply.

Multiply both sides by

Divide both sides by "w".

Take the square root of both sides. Note: since I'm assuming that "r" is the distance, this means that we're only considering the positive square root.

So the answer is
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve w=C*r^-2 for r
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Rewrite:
w = C/r^2
r^2 = C/w
r = +/-sqrt[C/w]
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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