Body surface area. The Mosteller formula for approximating the surface area, S, in , of

Chapter 6, Problem 51

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Body surface area. The Mosteller formula for approximating the surface area, S, in , of a human is given by where h is the persons height in centimeters and w is the persons weight in kilograms. (Source: www.halls.md.) a) Compute b) Compute c) The change in S due to a change in w when h is constant is approximately Use this formula to approximate the change in someones surface area given that the person is 170 cm tall, weighs 80 kg, and loses 2 kg.

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