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How do you solve #V = lwh# for #w#?

Answer 1

#V/lh = w#

To solve #V = lwh# for #w# we need to divide each side of the equation by #color(red)(l)color(blue)(h)#

#V/(color(red)(l)color(blue)(h)) = (lwh)/(color(red)(l)color(blue)(h))#

#V/(color(red)(l)color(blue)(h)) = (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(l)))wcolor(bue)(cancel(color(black)(h))))/(cancel(color(red)(l))cancel(color(blue)(h)))#

#V/(lh) = w#

#w = V/(lh)#

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Answer 2

Kennedy Adams

To solve ( V = lwh ) for ( w ), you divide both sides of the equation by ( lh ). This yields: ( w = \frac{V}{lh} ).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.