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# Is C = sqrt(W/L) by what factor does C increase if W triples and L is

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Is $$C = \sqrt{\frac{W}{L}}$$ by what factor does C increase if W triples and L is cut in half ?
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$$C = \sqrt{\frac{W}{L}}$$

Now, if you triple W and reduce L by half we get: $$C = \sqrt{\frac{3W}{\frac{L}{2}}}$$ $$= \sqrt{\frac{6W}{L}} =\sqrt{6}\sqrt{\frac{W}{L}} = \sqrt{6}C$$

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08 Sep 2010, 08:51
whiplash2411 wrote:
$$C = \sqrt{\frac{W}{L}}$$

Now, if you triple W and reduce L by half we get: $$C = \sqrt{\frac{3W}{\frac{L}{2}}}$$ $$= \sqrt{\frac{6W}{L}} =\sqrt{6}\sqrt{\frac{W}{L}} = \sqrt{6}C$$

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