SOLUTION: sue's doctor must decide how much medicine she needs for each dosage. the dosage(d), in milligrams, depends on sue's body mass(m), in kilograms. this formula is used to calculate t

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Question 253384: sue's doctor must decide how much medicine she needs for each dosage. the dosage(d), in milligrams, depends on sue's body mass(m), in kilograms. this formula is used to calculate the dosage of her medicine. d=0.1m(squared)+5m
what is the dose needed, in milligrams, if sue's body mass is 70 kilograms?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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formula is:

d+=+.1m%5E2+%2B+5m

d = dosage in milligrams.
m = body's weight in kilograms.

we have m = 70

d = .1m%5E2+%2B+5m becomes:

d = .1%2A%2870%29%5E2+%2B+5%2A%2870%29 = .1%2A4900+%2B+5%2A70 = 490+%2B+350 = 840 milligrams.