document.write( "Question 1155354: The force of the wind blowing on a vertical surface varies jointly as the area of the surface and the square of the velocity. If a wind of 60 mph exerts a force of 50 lb on a surface of one half
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document.write( " ftsquared, how much force will a wind of 144 mph place on a surface of 2 ftsquared?\r
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document.write( "A wind of 144 mph will place a force of
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Algebra.Com's Answer #777927 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "F \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "F= k v^2 A\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "50 = k *(60^2)*1.5 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "50 = 5400 K\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "K = 5/540\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "F= (5/540)*(144)^2*2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "384 lb \n" ); document.write( " |