College Algebra (10th Edition)

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

Chapter R - Section R.8 - nth Roots; Rational Exponents - R.8 Assess Your Understanding - Page 80: 122

Answer

$T=4.44$ seconds

Work Step by Step

$T=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{l}{32}}$ We plug in $l=16$: $T=2\displaystyle \pi\sqrt{\frac{16}{32}}=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{2\pi}{\sqrt{2}} =\frac{2\pi\sqrt{2}}{2} =\pi\sqrt{2}=4.44$ seconds
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