Liz L.

asked • 04/18/19

Hello can someone help me solve this and understand how to solve it please.

The maximum weight that a rectangular beam can support varies jointly as its width and the square of its height and inversely as its length. If a beam

one fourth14

foot​ wide,

one half12

foot​ high, and

1414

feet long can support

1010

​tons, find how much a similar beam can support if the beam is

two thirds23

foot​ wide,

one fourth14

foot​ high, and

1818

feet long.  

1 Expert Answer

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Victoria V. answered • 04/18/19

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