document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=446645>Question 446645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rate of heat lost through a 3.5 inch thickness of insulation is 2200 Btu per hours. What is the rate of heat lost through a 5-inch thickness of the same insulation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "thickness and loss of heat are inversely related.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h =  k/t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"heat lost through a 3.5 inch thickness of insulation is 2200 Btu\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2200 = k/3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 3.5*2200 = 7700<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 7700/t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the rate of heat lost through a 5-inch thickness of the same insulation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 7700/5 = 1540 Btu per hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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