document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134473>Question 134473</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b. Suppose that an object is 100 pounds when it is at sea level. Find the value of C that makes the equation true. (Sea level is 3,963 miles from the center of the earth.) w=Cr^-2(r=distance)<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 #98368 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=98368\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=Cr%5E%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=Cr%5E%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=C%281%2Fr%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=C%281%2Fr%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fr%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fr%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=C%2Fr%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=C%2Fr%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100=C%2F3963%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100=C%2F3963%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (this is the given weight) and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=3963 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=3963\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (this is the given distance from the center)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100=C%2F15705369 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100=C%2F15705369\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square 3,963 to get 15,705,369\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%2A15705369=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%2A15705369=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 15,705,369\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the constant is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=1570536900 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=1570536900\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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