5.5 always goes between 5 and 6
remember (x,y) one of the dots goes on the exactly on the axis, you have to drag it down to -9 from the y-axis
We know that:
is an equation of a circle.
When we substitute x and y (from the pairs we have), we'll get a system of equations:
and all we have to do is solve it for a, b and r.
There will be:
From equations (II) and (III) we have:
and from (I) and (II):
Now we can easly calculate a and b:
Finally we calculate
:
And the equation of the circle is:
8.9
The equation for the grain size is expressed as the equality:
Nm(M/100)^2 = 2^(n-1)
where
Nm = number of grains per square inch at magnification M.
M = Magnification
n = ASTM grain size number
Let's solve for n, then substitute the known values and calculate.
Nm(M/100)^2 = 2^(n-1)
log(Nm(M/100)^2) = log(2^(n-1))
log(Nm) + 2*log(M/100) = (n-1) * log(2)
(log(Nm) + 2*log(M/100))/log(2) = n-1
(log(Nm) + 2*log(M/100))/log(2) + 1 = n
(log(33) + 2*log(270/100))/log(2) + 1 = n
(1.51851394 + 2*0.431363764)/0.301029996 + 1 = n
(1.51851394 + 0.862727528)/0.301029996 + 1 = n
2.381241468/0.301029996 + 1 = n
7.910312934 + 1 = n
8.910312934 = n
So the ASTM grain size number is 8.9
If you want to calculate the number of grains per square inch, you'd use the
same formula with M equal to 1. So:
Nm(M/100)^2 = 2^(n-1)
Nm(1/100)^2 = 2^(8.9-1)
Nm(1/10000) = 2^7.9
Nm(1/10000) = 238.8564458
Nm = 2388564.458
Or about 2,400,000 grains per square inch.