document.write( "Question 1120579: if s varies directly as t^2, and s=243 when t=9, find s when t is 8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a. s=216
\n" ); document.write( "b.s=72
\n" ); document.write( "c.s=192
\n" ); document.write( "d.s=27
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if s varies directly as t^2, and s=243 when t=9, find s when t is 8
\n" ); document.write( "s = kt^2
\n" ); document.write( "s=243; t= 9
\n" ); document.write( "243 = k*9^2
\n" ); document.write( "243 = 81k
\n" ); document.write( "k = 243/81
\n" ); document.write( "k = 3
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\n" ); document.write( "s = 3t^2
\n" ); document.write( "when t = 8
\n" ); document.write( "s = 3(8^2)
\n" ); document.write( "s = 3(64
\n" ); document.write( "s = 192
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