SOLUTION: The weight (w) of an athlete is directly proportional to his height (h). If w = 70 kg when h = 1.8 m, find h when w = 75 kg.

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Question 1172669: The weight (w) of an athlete is directly proportional to his height (h). If w = 70 kg when h
= 1.8 m, find h when w = 75 kg.
Answer by ikleyn(52798) About Me  (Show Source):
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Actually, physically, the statement of the problem is incorrect.

As a rule, the weight of a healthy person is proportional to the cube of the height (of the linear scale).


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All who studied Science, should know this fact very well . . .