SOLUTION: A civil engineer relates the thickness T, in inches, and height H, in feet, of a square wooden pillar to its crushing load L, in tons, using the model T = [{(LH^2)/25}]^(1/4). If a

Question 1208852: A civil engineer relates the thickness T, in inches, and height H, in feet, of a square wooden pillar to its crushing load L, in tons, using the model T = [{(LH^2)/25}]^(1/4). If a square wooden pillar is 4 inches thick and 10 feet high, what is its crushing load?
Answer by ikleyn(52777) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The units in the formula and the units of the given values coincide.


So, you can directly substitute the given values into the formula


    the crushing load L =  =  =  = 16^(1/4) = 2 tons.    ANSWER

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