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Kirsthine · Answer

Sailor need to consider the speed of the wind when adjusting the sails on their boat. The force (in pounds per square foot) on a sail when the wind is blowing perpendicular to the sail can be modelled by the equation F=0.004v² where v is the wind speed

Vocaloid · Answer

I believe this is the full question?

Sailors need to consider the speed of the wind when adjusting the sails on their boat. The force F (in pounds per square foot) on a sail when the wind is blowing perpendicular to the sail can be modeled by the function F = 0.004v^2 where v is the wind speed (in knots).

Find the wind speed that will produce a force of 2.5 pounds per square foot on a sail.

Vocaloid · Answer

If so, simply plug in F = 2.5 into the equation and solve for v. The result will be the wind speed in knots as defined by the equation/problem.