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Use the
Representation of functions
tool to represent functions describing the dependence
of a person's height on various bone lengths.
Note the scale you chose for you graphs and
explain your choice.
Answer the following questions using one or more of
the representations; explain which representation
you used and why.
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Which is longer, the humerus or the radius?
List the four bones according to their size.
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A forensic lab received several bones that are part of
a woman's skeleton. The bones were measured as
follows: femur: 42.5 cm;
tibia: 34.8 cm; humerus: 31.0 cm. Estimate the
woman's height.
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Bob and Sarah are the same height.
Which of them has longer bones?
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Jennifer's height is 1.55 meters. Estimate the
lengths of the various bones in her body.
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Jim's humerus is 33 cm long. Estimate the length of his
radius.
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Construct functions that will enable you to compute the length of
a man's and a woman's fibulae when you know their height.
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