The Builder's Old Measurement was instituted by law in England in 1773 as the way to estimate the total tonnage Tof a wooden ship from its beam width W and length L, both measured in feet. Formula is -0.6W)W 188 T= In this exercise, we consider wooden ships of length 180 feet. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) (a) What tonnage is given by the Builder's Old Measurement for a ship of beam width 35 feet? 1038.03 (b) What beam width will give a tonnage of 700? -25.04

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The Builder's Old Measurement was instituted by law in England in 1773 as the way to estimate the total tonnage Tof a wooden ship from its beam width W and length L, both measured in feet. The
formula is
L- 0.6W)W
188
T=
In this exercise, we consider wooden ships of length 180 feet. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
(a) What tonnage is given by the Builder's Old Measurement for a ship of beam width 35 feet?
1036.03
(b) What beam width will give a tonnage of 700?
-25.04
|x ft
Transcribed Image Text:The Builder's Old Measurement was instituted by law in England in 1773 as the way to estimate the total tonnage Tof a wooden ship from its beam width W and length L, both measured in feet. The formula is L- 0.6W)W 188 T= In this exercise, we consider wooden ships of length 180 feet. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) (a) What tonnage is given by the Builder's Old Measurement for a ship of beam width 35 feet? 1036.03 (b) What beam width will give a tonnage of 700? -25.04 |x ft
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