document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037217>Question 1037217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assess the weights for which a diameter less than 1 is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A bridge is supported by 21 steel cables, each 9 inches in diameter. The amount of weight that a steel cable can support is given by<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you need to know what diameter a steel cable should have to support a given weight, is is the equation: d = &#8730;w/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #651942 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=651942\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Correct. Apply algebra to your problem, as you did:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 8d^2 divide both sides by 8:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w/8 = d^2 take the square root, both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;w/8 = d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = &#8730;w/8<BR>\n" );
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