The body mass index is (BMI) is or higher, then you are at a higher risk for heart disease.
The BMI is the product of and the quotient of the weight in pounds and square of the height in inches.
a.
\Find an expression for BMI :
\Let be the weight and
be the height.
From the given data, the expression is .
b.
\Caluculate the BMI for a person who is
tall :
(Substitute
and
in the equation)
(
)
(Simplify)
(Multiply)
(Appoximate value)
The BMI for a person who is
tall is
.
c.
\Caluculate the BMI for a person who is
tall :
and
is
.
(Substitute
and
in the equation)
(
)
(Simplify)
(Multiply)
(Appoximate value)
The BMI for a person who is
tall is
.
a. The expression of BMI is .
b. The BMI for a person who is
tall is
.
c. The BMI for a person who is
tall is
.