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The force needed to loosen a bolt varies inversely with the length of the handle of the wrench used. A wrench with a handle length of 9 inches requires 375 pounds of force to loosen a certain bolt. A wrench of 15 inches will require how many pounds of force to loosen the same bolt?

 Apr 9, 2018
edited by gueesstt  Apr 9, 2018
edited by gueesstt  Apr 9, 2018
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The force needed to loosen a bolt varies inversely with the length of the handle of the wrench used. A wrench with a handle length of 9 inches requires 375 pounds of force to loosen a certain bolt. A wrench of 15 inches will require how many pounds of force to loosen the same bolt?

 

The answer is 225pounds. 

 

 

PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR ANY EXPLANATIONS BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW IT WORKS.(I TESTED IT OUT ON MY MATH PROGRAM)

 Aug 19, 2019
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