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Scoliver
Jun 19, 2009, 08:15 AM
What is strategy for finding value of following equation 142divided by n = 28R2?

Perito
Jun 19, 2009, 08:17 AM
\frac {142}{n} = 28R2
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The "28R2" confuses me. Is that supposed to be 28^2 or 28R^2 or something else?

As written, you have two unknowns, R and n. You can only solve for one of them.

\frac {142}{28R2}= n

Unknown008
Jun 19, 2009, 08:18 AM
\frac{142}{n} = 28R^2

Don't quite understand, since you have two variables, you cannot find the value of n directly. You have to have the value of R. However, making n the subject of formula, we have;

\frac{n}{142} = \frac{1}{28R^2}

\frac{n}{142}\times 142= \frac{1}{28R^2} \times 142

n= \frac{142}{28R^2}

Oops, posted a minute too late :o