Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 6 - Section 6.8 - Substituting Data into Formulas - Exercises - Page 258: 13

Answer

$\frac{ Wv^2}{Fg}, \ \ 1900$

Work Step by Step

To solve the given equation for $r$, we divide both sides by $Fg$ as follows $$ Fgr = Wv^2 \Longrightarrow r=\frac{ Wv^2}{Fg} .$$ Now, by substitution, we have $$ r=\frac{ Wv^2}{Fg}=\frac{ (24,000)176^2}{(12,000)(32)}=1936\approx 1900 .$$
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