document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72443>Question 72443</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0716769018/algebrahomeworkh>For All Practical Purposes</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mature gorilla weighs 400 lbs and stands 5 ft tall; its two feet combined have an area of about 1 ft squared\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Give an estimate of the gorilla's weight when it was half as tall\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) What assumptions are involved in your estimate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) When the gorilla is standing, what is the pressure on its feet in pounds per square inch </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51764 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><B>psbhowmick(878)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=psbhowmick><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=51764\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) The weight of the Gorila when its height was half the present height its weight was half the present i.e. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400%2F2=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400%2F2=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > lbs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Weight of the Gorilla is proportional to its height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) Here, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=PRESSURE ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"PRESSURE\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=WEIGHT%2FAREA ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"WEIGHT%2FAREA\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WEIGHT = 200 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AREA = 1 feet square = area of a square with sides 1 ft = 1x1 sq. ft. = (12)x(12) sq. inch = 144 sq. in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=PRESSURE ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"PRESSURE\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400%2F144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400%2F144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400%2F144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400%2F144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 2.78 psi </SPAN>\n" );
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