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BMI Problem 2

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Tutorial to help us answer problem 2.

 

If a person is 225 pound and obese we know that their BMI is at least 30. Becasue BMI is a decreaseing function of h, we know that as h increases, BMI decreases. Using the formula for BMI we have,

Thus, we find that an obese person weight 225 pounds cannot be taller than 72.6 inches or,

Coverting 0.05 feet to inches gives,

Therefore, this person cannot be taller that 6'1" tall.

 

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