document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=585437>Question 585437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The weight W that a horizontal beam can support varies inversely as the length L of the beam. Suppose an 8 in beam can support 1200 kg. How many kilograms can a 14-m beam support? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "W = k/L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W*L = k<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 in = 0.2032 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.2032*1200 = 14*W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 0.2032*1200/14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W =~ 17.417 Kg\r<BR>\n" );
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