document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41608>Question 41608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An enclosed gas exerts a pressure P on the walls of its container.  This pressure is directly proportional to the temperature T of the gas.  If the pressure is 2 pounds per square inch when the temperature is 280 K, identify the appropriate direct variation equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+c%2AT ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+c%2AT\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >__________(1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "where c = arbitrary constant of variation/proportionality.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When T = 280 K, P = 2 psi.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute these values P = 2 and T = 280 in eqn. (1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2+=+c%2A280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2+=+c%2A280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+2%2F280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+2%2F280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus substituting this value in eqn. (1) we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P+=+%281%2F140%29%2AT ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P+=+%281%2F140%29%2AT\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or T = 140P\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the appropriate direct variation equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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