document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=536797>Question 536797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the horsepower p required to drive a speedboat through water is directly proportional to the cube of the speed v of the boat, what change is horsepower would be required to double the speed of the boat? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " what change is horsepower would be required to double the speed of the boat?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = v^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = (2v)^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 8v^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Power has to be increased by a factor of 8<BR>\n" );
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