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Question 258215: Archaeologists and forensic scientists use the length of human bones to estimate the height of individuals. A person’s height, h, in centimeters, can be determined from the length of the femur, f (the bone from the knee to the hip socket), in centimeters, using the following formulas:
Man: h = 69.089 + 2.238f
Woman: h= 61.412 + 2.317f
A partial skeleton of a man if found. The femur measures 50 centimeters. How tall was the man?
What is the length of the femur for a woman who is 150 centimeters tall?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Archaeologists and forensic scientists use the length of human bones to estimate the height of individuals. A person’s height, h, in centimeters, can be determined from the length of the femur, f (the bone from the knee to the hip socket), in centimeters, using the following formulas:
Man: h = 69.089 + 2.238f
Woman: h= 61.412 + 2.317f
A partial skeleton of a man if found. The femur measures 50 centimeters. How tall was the man?
h(50) = 60.089 + 2.238*50 = 171.989 cm
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What is the length of the femur for a woman who is 150 centimeters tall?
150 = 61.412 + 2.317f
88.588 = 2.317f
f = 38.2339
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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