Thread: "Finding the value of k"... how to use genitive in this case on "k" ?

Originally Posted by Valda

Basically, in a physics book, if I want to translate the phrase "finding the value of k"

Is it simply -

"Находка значение к"

I would imagine that if "k" was a word it needed to be conjugated with a genitive..but since it's a letter.. I leave it as is
?

Yes, you are right. It should be "Определение значения (genitive) k (genitive)". Like in "Определение значения скорости" or "Определение величины сопротивления". Of course it should be just "k" as letters have no cases being not nouns.