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Verify that the femur belongs to the missing man.
Answer to Problem 96E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The relationship between the length of an adult’s femur (thigh bone) and the height of the adult can be approximated by the linear equations
Where
Officials search a forest for a missing man who is
Calculation:
Here, we will consider the following information:
The relationship between the lengths of a male femur (thigh bone) and the height of the adult can be approximated by the linear equation:
Thus,
As, height of the man is equal to
Thus, the height of the man in inches will be:
Hence, the height of the man is
Now, as the length of the adult male femur is
So, to estimate the height we will substitute
Now, add
Now, divide both sides by
Thus, value of
As, the exact height is almost same as the estimated height.
Hence, the femur belongs to the missing man.
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