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Old 6th Apr 2014, 08:20
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keith williams
 
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I will do this in stages to enable you to learn to do it for yourself.

Aspect ratio = Span / Chord

If we multiply top and bottom by span we get

Aspect ratio = (Span x Span) / ( Chord x Span)

But Chord x Span is area so we have

Aspect ratio = Span squared / Area

Multiplying both sides by area gives us

Aspect ratio x Area = Span squared

Square rooting both sides gives us

Square root of ( Aspect ratio x Area) = Span

Inserting your numbers gives

Square root of (7.5 x 845) = Span = 79.6
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