Help in rearranging a formulae

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In summary, the formula for v can be rearranged to v3 = (2PAvail) / (ρACp) and then take the cube root of both sides, where PAvail is equal to 1/2 ρAv^{3}C_{p}. The number of variables for PAvail is not specified, but the solution remains the same regardless. This is not for homework, but rather for personal interest. Thank you to anyone who can assist with this.
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Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone could give me a hand in rearranging the following formulae to make v the subject?

PAvail = 1/2 ρAv[itex]^{3}[/itex]C[itex]_{p}[/itex]

This isn't for homework, its simply something I'm interested in and I would be immensely grateful to anyone who could do this for me.

Oh and before anyone says, I have tried to myself but I just want a second opinion as what it came out with for me seemed a bit off
 
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v3 = (2PAvail) / (ρACp)
and then take the cube root of both sides.

Is "PAvail" five different variables, or two, or one? Hard to tell... Anyway, same answer in any case.
 
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Thats similar to what I got, though less brackets which could have resulted in miscalculations, and in this case its just one but as you said, it can be interchangeable, and that part is key :) thank you very much
 
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Fornicis said:
Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone could give me a hand in rearranging the following formulae to make v the subject?

PAvail = 1/2 ρAv[itex]^{3}[/itex]C[itex]_{p}[/itex]
Minor point: this is a formula. Formulae is the plural of formula.
Fornicis said:
This isn't for homework, its simply something I'm interested in and I would be immensely grateful to anyone who could do this for me.

Oh and before anyone says, I have tried to myself but I just want a second opinion as what it came out with for me seemed a bit off
 
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Sure, I'd be happy to help you rearrange the formula to make v the subject. Here's how we can do it:

First, let's multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to get rid of the 1/2 on the right side:

2PAvail = ρAv^{3}C_{p}

Next, we can divide both sides by ρA to isolate the v^3 term on the right side:

(2PAvail)/(ρA) = v^{3}C_{p}

Now, we can take the cube root of both sides to get v by itself:

v = (2PAvail/(ρA*C_{p}))^{1/3}

And there you have it! v is now the subject of the formula. I hope this helps and let me know if you have any further questions. Happy to assist!
 

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