G varies directly as the square of H, If G is 4 when H is 3, find H when G = 100

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 2011 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

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G varies directly as the square of H, If G is 4 when H is 3, find H when G = 100
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In this problem, we are given that G varies directly as the square of H. This means that if H is multiplied by some factor, then G will be multiplied by the square of that factor. Mathematically, we can write this as: G ∝ H^2 where the symbol "∝" means "varies directly as". We are also given that G is 4 when H is 3. Using this information, we can write: 4 ∝ 3^2 To find H when G = 100, we can use the same relationship: G ∝ H^2 If we let the constant of proportionality be k, we can write: G = kH^2 To solve for k, we can use the initial condition where G is 4 when H is 3: 4 = k(3^2) Simplifying, we get: k = 4/9 Now we can use this value of k to find H when G is 100: 100 = (4/9)H^2 Multiplying both sides by 9/4, we get: 225 = H^2 Taking the square root of both sides, we get: H = 15 Therefore, the correct answer is (a) 15. In summary, we used the direct variation relationship between G and H^2 to find the constant of proportionality, and then used that constant and the given value of G to solve for H.

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