Section 1.5
R
ewriting Equati
ons and Formulas
41
31.
REWRITING A F
ORMULA
A common statistic used in
professional football is the quarterback rating. This
rating is made up of four major factors. One factor is
the completion rating giv
en by the formula
R
5
(
C
—
A
0.3
)
where
C
is the number of completed passes and
A
is
the number of attempted passes. Solve the formula
for
C
.
32.
REWRITING A F
ORMULA
Newton’
s
law of grav
itation
is giv
en by the formula
F
G
(
m
1
m
2
—
d
2
)
where
F
is the force between two objects of masses
m
1
and
m
2
,
G
is the gravitational co
nstant, and
d
is
the distance between the two objects. Solve
the
formula for
m
1
.
33.
MODELING WITH
MA
THEMA
TICS
The sale price
S
(in dollars) of an item is giv
en by the formula
S
L
rL
, where
L
is the list price (in dollars)
and
r
is the discount rate (in decimal form).
(See Examples 4 and 6.)
a.
Solve the formula for
r
.
Sale price:
$18
Sale price:
$18
b.
The list price of the shirt
is $30. W
hat is the
discount rate?
34.
MODELING WITH
MA
THEMA
TICS
The density
d
of a
s
ubstance is giv
en by the formula
d
m
—
V
,
where
m
is
i
ts mass and
V
is its volume.
Density: 5.01g/cm
3
Volu
me: 1.2 cm
3
Pyrite
a.
Solve the formula for
m
.
b.
Find the mass of the pyrite sample.
35.
PROBLEM SOL
VING
Yo
u deposit $2000 in an account
that earns simple interest at an annual rate of 4%. How
long must you leav
e the money
in the account to earn
$500 in interest?
(See Example 7.)
36.
PROBLEM SOL
VING
A
ight a
v
erages 460 miles per
hour
.
The return
ight a
v
erages 500 miles per hour
due to a tail
wind.
The total
ying time is 4.8 hours.
How long is
each
ight? E
xplain.
(See Example 8.)
37.
USING STRUCTURE
An athletic facility is bu
ilding an
indoor track. The track is composed of a rectangle and
two semicircles, as show
n.
x
r
r
a.
Write a formula for the perimeter of the
indoor track.
b.
Solve the formula for
x
.
c.
The perimeter of the track is 660 feet, and
r
is
50 feet. Find
x
. Round your answer to the
nearest foot.
38.
MODELING WITH
MA
THEMA
TICS
The distance
d
(in miles) you trav
el in a car is gi
ven
by the two
equations show
n, where
t
is the time (in hours) and
g
is the number of gallons of gasoline the car uses.
d
=
55
t
d
=
20
g
a.
Write an equation that relates
g
and
t
.
b.
Solve the equation for
g
.
c.
Yo
u trave
l for 6 hours. How
many gallons of
gasoline does the car use? How
far do you trav
el?
Explain.
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