Please help.
Find a formula that is used in sports or leisure activities. Be sure that that formula has at least two variables. Rewrite your formula to solve for the other variable. Show all steps in your work.

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Please help.
 Find a formula that is used in sports or leisure activities. Be sure that that formula has at least two variables. Rewrite your formula to solve for the other variable. Show all steps in your work.

ledah · Answer

I wonder if this is even possible.... I'm a bit confused? any other directions?

anonymous · Answer

No there isn't that's why im so confused.

ledah · Answer

.... I declare a slap to the face of whoever is making you do this...

anonymous · Answer

IKR!! It's so frustrating.

ledah · Answer

I wouldnt stress this seeing as it doesnt even make sense. Don't even waste your time with a problem like this....

anonymous · Answer

I guess I'll just skip it and move on to the next. Although the next question doesn't make sense neither.

ledah · Answer

really? sheesh what in the world...

anonymous · Answer

Well thanks for trying to help :/

ledah · Answer

I even looked this up.... The internet backhanded me...

anonymous · Answer

How is it not possible? It's sort of obvious. There are many formulas used in sports. For instance, let's take F = mass * acceleration. Now, can solve for any such variable (where mass = m, a = acceleration):
F / a= ma / a
m = F/a

F/m = ma/m 
F/m = a

Obviously.

anonymous · Answer

I guess I'm dumb because that's no sense to me....

ledah · Answer

errr... its obvious?

ledah · Answer

for future reference.... let's not be so blunt...

anonymous · Answer

OK, I see. I'll explain in a bit more detail. My apologies for saying it's obvious.
Alright, the question asks to solve for another variable in an equation. That's essentially what it's asking us to do. So, the formula F = ma is an equation used in many areas of mathematics applied to leisurely activities. This is saying force = mass * acceleration.
As we would isolate a variable in a general algebraic equation, we can just manipulate all of the variables in the equation to try get other variables. Let's try solving for mass (m):
$$F = ma$$ We're dividing both sides of the equation by a, because we're trying to isolate m. Recall that ma/a = m. The process:
$$\frac{F}{a} = \frac{ma}{a} \ \frac{F}{a} = m $$
Now, we've isolated m. That was our goal. See if you can do the same thing for a.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks @bloopman

ledah · Answer

Mind Blown.

anonymous · Answer

SAME @Ledah

ledah · Answer

If i can help on the next one i will.

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks (: @Ledah