# Response to DWRLS

I am still on this weight and elevation question.

w=Cr^2 for r= r= quare root c/w
Suppose that an object is 100 pounds at sea level. find the vlaue of C tat makes sense. Sea level is 3963 miles from the center of the earth.

Wouldn't this be 100=C/(3963)^2
C=(3963)^2x100?

1. 👍
2. 👎
3. 👁

## Similar Questions

1. ### Physics, fluid mechanics

The temperature of earth atmosphere drops 5°C for every 1km elevation above the earth surface. If the air temperature at ground level is 15°C and 760 mmHg, determine the elevation in m when the pressure is 380 mmHg. Assume the

2. ### Math ~CHECK MY ANSWER~

1) Which of these is a rational number? a. Pi b. Square root 3 ****** c. Square root 2 d. 1.3 (the # 3 has a line at the top) 2) Which of the following sets contains 3 irrational numbers? a. Square root 120 , n , Square root 3

3. ### Math

The question is the expression (m^2/m^1/3)^-1/2 is equivalent to: I did (m^5/3)^1/2 m^-5/6 1/m^5/6 so my answer is 1/ the 6th root m^5 sorry I don't know how to print a square root symbol. Is this correct? Thank you for checking

4. ### Geometry

Find the area of a hexagon with the indicated apothem: 6 sqr root 3 108 sqr root 3 in.^2 432 sqr root 3 in.^2 96 sqr root 3 in.^2 216 sqr root 3 in.^2 Last question, don't know. Please help? Thanks

1. ### math

Four students work to find an estimate for square root 37. Who is closest to finding the true estimate? (1 point) Rhonda: "Use square root 16 and square root 25 to estimate." Ricardo: it should be between square root 25 and square

2. ### Math

Four students work to find an estimate for square root 27. Who is closest to finding the true estimate? (1 point) Chelsey: "Use square root 16 and square root 25 to estimate." Carley: "I use square root 25 and square root 36."

3. ### Algebra

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. Give exact answers: 2x^2 -1 = 6x. The choices are: a) -3 + square root(7)/2, -3 - square root(7)/2 b) 3 + square root(11)/2, 3 - square root(11)/2 c) 3 + square root(7)/2, 3 -

4. ### Math Help!

Four students worked to find an estimate for square root 22. Who is closest to finding the true estimate? A. Tiffany: "Use square root 16 and square root 25 to estimate." B. Todd: "I use square root 9 and square root 16." C.

1. ### Math

Select all possible values for x in the equation. x cubed=375. 5*the cubed root of 3 the cubed root of 375 75*the cubed root of 5 125*the cubed root of 3 I am trying to do a practice test to prepare for my real test tomorrow and I

2. ### Trigonometry

I'm trying to find the cosecant of 11 pi/6. The answer is -2, but I'm not sure where this came from. I thought You would flip the sine value which was sq. root of 3/2, making it 2/sq. root of three, which would then become sq.

3. ### math

1) Which of these is a rational number? a. Pi b. Square root 3 ****** c. Square root 2 d. 1.3 (the # 3 has a line at the top) 2) Which of the following sets contains 3 irrational numbers? a. Square root 120 , n , Square root 3

4. ### MATH TRIG

FROM A DISTANCE OF 80 M. THE ANGLE OF ELEVATION OF THE TOP OF A FLAGPOLE IS 18 DEGREES. dETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF THE FLAGPOLE.(NEAREST TETH OF A M. mY CONFUSION IS ANGLE OF DEPRESSION AND ANGLE OF ELEVATION. mY TECHER CALLS FROM