SOLUTION: The maximum load that a horizontal beam can carry is directly proportional to its width. If a beam 1.5 inches wide can support a load of 250 pounds, find the load that a beam of th
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Question 403479: The maximum load that a horizontal beam can carry is directly proportional to its width. If a beam 1.5 inches wide can support a load of 250 pounds, find the load that a beam of the same type can support if its width is 3.5 inches.
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The maximum load that a horizontal beam can carry is directly proportional to its width. If a beam 1.5 inches wide can support a load of 250 pounds, find the load that a beam of the same type can support if its width is 3.5 inches.
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L = kw
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Solve for "k" using "a beam 1.5 inches wide
can support a load of 250 pounds"
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250 = k*1.5
k = 166.67
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Equation: L = 166.67w
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Find the load that a beam of the same
type can support if its width is 3.5 inches.
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L = 166.67*3.5
L = 593 1/3 lbs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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