document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=652094>Question 652094</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A stream with a velocity of 1/4 mile per hour can move coarse sand particles about 0.02 inch in diameter. Approximate the velocity required to carry particles 0.12 inch in diameter. Use the fact that the diameter of the largest particle that can be moved by a stream varies approximately directly as the square of the velocity of the stream.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " about 0.02 inch in diameter. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Approximate the velocity required to carry particles 0.12 inch in diameter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Use the fact that the diameter of the largest particle that can be moved by a<BR>\n" );
document.write( " stream varies approximately directly as the square of the velocity of the stream. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let v = velocity of the stream; change 1/4 to .25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a proportion equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%5E2%2F.25%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%5E2%2F.25%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.12%2F.02 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".12%2F.02\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%5E2%2F.0625 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%5E2%2F.0625\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28.0625%2A6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28.0625%2A6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = .612 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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