document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258215>Question 258215</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Archaeologists and forensic scientists use the length of human bones to estimate the height of individuals. A person’s height, h, in centimeters, can be determined from the length of the femur, f (the bone from the knee to the hip socket), in centimeters, using the following formulas: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Man:      h = 69.089 + 2.238f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Woman: h= 61.412 + 2.317f	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A partial skeleton of a man if found. The femur measures 50 centimeters. How tall was the man? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the length of the femur for a woman who is 150 centimeters tall?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Man: h = 69.089 + 2.238f <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Woman: h= 61.412 + 2.317f <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A partial skeleton of a man if found. The femur measures 50 centimeters. How tall was the man?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(50) = 60.089 + 2.238*50 = 171.989 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the length of the femur for a woman who is 150 centimeters tall?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150 = 61.412 + 2.317f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88.588 = 2.317f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 38.2339<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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