ANSWER
The constant of variation is 6.
EXPLANATION
The inverse variation equation is:
We want to find the constant of variation, when x=-3 and y=-2.
We substitute the values for x and y to get,
Multiply out the left hand keeping in mind that negative times negative yields a positive result.
This implies that;
Hence the constant of variation is 6.
Answer:
(a) The unit of 70.5 is lbm/ft^3 and the unit of 8.27×10^-7 is in^2/lbf
(b) density = 0.1206g/cm^3
(c) rho = 0.1206exp(8.27×10^-7P)
Step-by-step explanation:
(a) The unit of 70.5 is the same as the unit of rho which is lbm/ft^3. The unit of 8.27×10^-7 is the inverse of the unit of P (lbf/in^2) because exp is found of a constant. Therefore, the unit of 8.27×10^-7 is in^2/lbf
(b) P = 9×10^6N/m^2
rho = 70.5exp(8.27×10^-7× 9×10^6) = 70.5exp7.443 = 70.5×1.71 = 120.6kg/m^3
rho = 120.6kg/m^3 × 1000g/1kg × 1m^3/10^6cm^3 = 0.1206g/cm^3
(c) Formula for rho (g/cm^3) as a function of P (N/m^2) is
rho = 0.1206exp(8.27×10^-7P) (the unit of 0.1206 is g/cm^3)
