College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Variation - 2.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 193: 39

Answer

$0.012$ foot-candles

Work Step by Step

If the intensity $I$ varies inversely with $d^{2}$, then there is a nonzero constant $k$ such that $I=\displaystyle \frac{k}{d^{2}}$ --- If $ I=0.075$ when $d=2$, substituting, we find k: $0.075=\displaystyle \frac{k}{2^{2}}\quad/\times 2^{2}$ $k=0.3$ Thus, we write: $\displaystyle \quad I=\frac{0.3}{d^{2}}.$ If $d=5$, $I=\displaystyle \frac{0.3}{5^{2}}=0.012$ foot-candles
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