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  • Aug 23, 2006, 01:03 PM
    BigD
    height & mass
    A student is 1.7m tall and has a mass of 60Kg. If the dimension of this student shrank by a factor of three(to1/3 previous values) estimate the mass of the shrunk student.

    I think the answer is not 20 and I don't think it is that easy.
    Please help me answer this question. Thank you a lot!!
  • Aug 23, 2006, 01:15 PM
    RickJ
    Please clarify: By "dimension" do you mean simply the height?
  • Aug 23, 2006, 07:24 PM
    BigD
    Yes I believe it is the height.
  • Aug 24, 2006, 04:16 AM
    RickJ
    Yes, 20kg would be the best "guestimate" but of course the subject could "shrink" in height but get fatter.

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