Forensics. A forensic scientist uses the expression to estimate the height in centimeters of a female with a tibia of length T centimeters. If a female skeleton has a tibia of length 32.4 cm, then what was the height of the person?
2007-04-20 17:37:03 · 3 answers · asked by aklepard 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Forensics. A forensic scientist uses the expression to estimate the height in centimeters of a female with a tibia of length T centimeters. If a female skeleton has a tibia of length 32.4 cm, then what was the height of the person?
2007-04-20 17:56:04 · update #1
There are no "exact rules" to predict a body measurement based entirely on the relationship of one part of a body to another body measurement. But, there are relationships that can be called "rules of thumb" that are useful in relating one body measurement to another.
Here is one of them:
Predicting the height of an adult when a shinbone or tibia is known.
Height (inches) = 2.6 x Length of tibia (inches) + 25.5
If a female skeleton has a tibia of length 32.4 cm (measured between the top of the foot and middle of the kneecap), the female's estimated height is...
Height = 2.6 x 32.4 cm x (1 inch / 2.5 cm) + 25.5
= 59.2 inches or almost 5 feet tall
2007-04-21 08:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by blueskies 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's the estimation expression?
2007-04-20 17:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a women's humerus is 32.4 cm, she is160.58 cm tall.
2007-04-20 18:09:00 · answer #3 · answered by *amy* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋