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Additional Real World Applications for Radical Expressions

Additional Real World Applications for Radical Expressions. Section 5-6 March 2, 2011 Fellow: Brooke Odle Teacher: Ms. Sanchez Saint Vincent Academy. Financial Planning. A financial planner has been asked to determine the inflation rate for homes.

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Additional Real World Applications for Radical Expressions

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  1. Additional Real World Applications for Radical Expressions Section 5-6 March 2, 2011 Fellow: Brooke Odle Teacher: Ms. Sanchez Saint Vincent Academy

  2. Financial Planning • A financial planner has been asked to determine the inflation rate for homes. • To calculate the inflation of homes that increases from p1 to p2 over n years, the annual rate of inflation (expressed as a decimal) can be modeled as:

  3. Medicine • Doctors can approximate the Body Surface Area of an adult (in square meters) using an index called BSA where H is height in centimeters and W is weight in kilograms:

  4. Geology/Meterology/Oceanography • The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is responsible for monitoring earthquakes that could potentially cause tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean. Through measuring the water level and calculating the speed of a tsunami, scientists can predict arrival times of tsunamis. • The speed (in meters per second) at which a tsunami moves is determined by the depth d (in meters) of the ocean: g is acceleration due to gravity, which is 9.8 meters per square second

  5. Electrical Engineering • To measure voltage (V, measured in volts), electrical engineers use the following formula: • Where P is power (measured in watts) • and R is resistance (measured in ohms)

  6. Physics/Engineering • Physicists and engineers may study how force affects objects. A force is a vector (magnitude and direction) and vectors have components based on direction (x, y, z). To find the total force (resultant force), the following formula can be used: Fy Fx Fz

  7. Physics/Engineering • Example: Research on shoulder movement during wheelchair propulsion Researchers use the SmartWheel to determine the forces at the hand when it hits the handrim for each push Image courtesy of out-front.com Image courtesy of Dubowsky et al, 2009: Dubowsky SR, Sisto SA, and Langrana NA. 2009. “Comparison of kinematics, kinetics, and EMG throughout wheelchair propulsion in able-bodied and persons with paraplegia: An: integrative approach.” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 131.

  8. Supply Chain Management/Business • You are a purchasing manager for a medical device company. You are responsible for directing the way the company buys, stores, and sells supplies to other companies. • You want to reduce the company’s warehousing costs by ordering the supplies needed to produce the medical devices just in time to use them.

  9. Supply Chain Management/Business • In order to determine the most economic order quantity E for parts used in production of the medical devices, you need to use the following formula: • A is the quantity the plant will use in one year • S is the cost of setup for making the device • I is the cost of holding one unit in stock for one year • Find E if S = $6,000, A = 25, and I = $140. • Answer: 46 (You can’t order a fractional quantity, so round down to 46.)

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