document.write( "Question 268734: Maximum sail area. According to the new International
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document.write( "America’s Cup Class Rules, the maximum sail area in
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document.write( "square meters for a yacht in the America’s Cup race is
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document.write( "given by the formula\r
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document.write( "S =(13.0368 + 7.84D1/3 - 0.8L)^2\r
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document.write( "where D is the displacement in cubic meters (m3), and L
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document.write( "is the length in meters (m). (www.sailing.com). Find the
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document.write( "maximum sail area for a boat that has a displacement of
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document.write( "18.42 m3 and a length of 21.45 m.\r
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document.write( "S (m2)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #197401 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Maximum sail area. According to the new International \n" ); document.write( "America’s Cup Class Rules, the maximum sail area in \n" ); document.write( "square meters for a yacht in the America’s Cup race is \n" ); document.write( "given by the formula \n" ); document.write( "S =(13.0368 + 7.84D1/3 - 0.8L)^2 \n" ); document.write( "where D is the displacement in cubic meters (m3), and L \n" ); document.write( "is the length in meters (m). (www.sailing.com). Find the \n" ); document.write( "maximum sail area for a boat that has a displacement of \n" ); document.write( "18.42 m3 and a length of 21.45 m. \n" ); document.write( "S (m2) \n" ); document.write( "D (m3) \n" ); document.write( "L (m) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The think the formula should be the cube root of the displacement \n" ); document.write( "S =(13.0368 + 7.84(D^(1/3)) - 0.8L)^2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "S =(13.0368 + 7.84(18.42^(1/3)) - 0.8(21.45))^2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "S =(13.0368 + 7.84(2.641)) - 17.16)^2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "S =(13.0368 + 20.705 - 17.16)^2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "S = 16.582^2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "S = 274.962 sq/meters of sail \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |