document.write( "Question 355163: For most flying creatures, the length of the wing varies inversly as the number of
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document.write( "wingbeats per second. A dragonfly has a winglengh of 1.6 inches and a wingspeed of 45
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document.write( "times per second. If a bee has a wingspeed of 200 beats per second, what is the length
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document.write( "of the bee's wing? (Simply work the problem through; you do not need a 5-step solution.)\r
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document.write( "My work so far:
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document.write( "45 Divided by 1.6 = 28.125
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document.write( "But what do I do now? Please help me!!! I'm stuck!! Thanks! :) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #253730 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! For most flying creatures, the length of the wing varies inversly as the number of \n" ); document.write( "wingbeats per second. A dragonfly has a winglengh of 1.6 inches and a wingspeed of 45 \n" ); document.write( "times per second. If a bee has a wingspeed of 200 beats per second, what is the length \n" ); document.write( "of the bee's wing? (Simply work the problem through; you do not need a 5-step solution.)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My work so far: \n" ); document.write( "45 Divided by 1.6 = 28.125 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "w = length of wing \n" ); document.write( "f = frequency \n" ); document.write( "If they vary inversely, f = k/w k is some constant \n" ); document.write( "45 = k/1.6 \n" ); document.write( "k = 72 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "For the bee: \n" ); document.write( "200 = 72/w \n" ); document.write( "w = 72/200 = 0.36 inch \n" ); document.write( " |