document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57073>Question 57073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> express the following statement as a formula with the value of the constant of proportionality determined with the given conditions: w varies directly as x and inversely as the square of y. if x=15 and y=5, then w=36. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38778 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><B>venugopalramana(3286)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.geocities.com/venugopalramana/FREE_MATHS_ASSISTANCE.html valign=middle><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=38778\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> SEE THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE AND TRY...USE W FOR R...X FOR L....AND...Y FOR D.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the elctrical resistance R of a wire varies directly as its length L and inversely as the sqaure of its diameter. A wre 20 meters long and 0.6 centimeters in diameter made from a certain alloy has a resistance of 36 ohms. what is the resistance of a pice of wire 60 meters long and 1.2 centimeters in diameter made from the same material?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = KL/D^2....WHERE K IS A CONSTANT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=K*20/0.6^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K=36*0.36/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=K*60/1.2^2=[36*0.36/20][60/1.44]=[36*0.36*60/(20*1.44)]=27 OHMS </SPAN>\n" );
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