document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=587424>Question 587424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For most flying creatures, the length of the wing varies inversely as the number of wingbeats per second.  A dragonfly has a winglength of 1.6 inches and a wingspeed of 45 times per second.  If a bee has a wingspeed of 200 beats per second, what is the length of a bee's wing? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " A dragonfly has a winglength of 1.6 inches and a wingspeed of 45 times per second. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a bee has a wingspeed of 200 beats per second, what is the length of a bee's wing?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2F1.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2F1.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2F200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2F200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; varies inversely<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200b = 1.6 * 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200b = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72%2F200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72%2F200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = .36 inch is the bee's wing </SPAN>\n" );
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