document.write( "Question 177286: How do i solve w=C*r^-2 for r \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #132355 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"w=Cr%5E%28-2%29\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w=C%281%2Fr%5E2%29\" Rewrite \"r%5E%28-2%29\" as \"1%2Fr%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w=C%2Fr%5E2\" Multiply.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"wr%5E2=C\" Multiply both sides by \"r%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2=C%2Fw\" Divide both sides by \"w\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r=sqrt%28C%2Fw%29\" 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.\r
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