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Question 394970:
2. Psychology. The number of nonsense syllables that a person can repeat consecutively could be used to predict a person’s IQ by using the formula , where S is the number of nonsense syllables and I is the person’s IQ. If a person repeats consecutively 17 nonsense syllables, what is the estimated IQ of this person?
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, jjordan95, ewatrrr:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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S=+2sqrt%28I-5%29.........

17+=+2sqrt%28I-5%29.......rise to the second power

17%5E2+=+2%5E2sqrt%28I-5%29%5E2
289+=+4%28I-5%29
289%2F4+=+I-5
72.25+=+I-5
72.25+%2B+5+=+I
77.25+=+I.........little low...:-), but that is the answer

Answer by jjordan95(63) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Basically they are asking you to solve for I in the problem above.
S=2sqrt%28I-5%29
S%2F2=sqrt%28I-5%29
%28S%2F2%29%5E2=I-5
%28S%2F2%29%5E2-5=I
I=S%5E2%2F4-5
If my steps were not clear enough, let me know and I can post clearer steps on solving for "I".
Anyway, from here, just need to plug in the 17 for S, and then solve for I.
You answer ends up being 67.25.
Hope this helps,
J

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

 S+=+2sqrt%28+I+-+5%29

 S%2F2+=+sqrt%28+I+-+5%29   |squaring both sides of the equation

 (S/2)^2 = I - 5    | 17/2 = 8.5

  (8.5)^2 + 5 = I

  72.25 + 5 = I

     77.25 = I