document.write( "Question 1138797: Hello amazing tutors! May I please have help in solving this please? If you have time to list the steps, that would be awesome so I can study them for future problems like this. Thank you.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The maximum load of a horizontal beam that is supported at both ends varies directly as the width and the square of the height and inversely as the length between the supports.
\n" ); document.write( "A beam 6 m long, 0.1 m wide, and 0.06 m high supports a load of 360 kg.
\n" ); document.write( "What is the maximum load supported by a beam 16 m long, 0.2 m wide, and 0.08 m high?
\n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #756586 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
----------------------------
\n" ); document.write( "The maximum load of
\n" ); document.write( "a horizontal beam that is supported at both ends varies directly as the width and the square of the height and inversely as the length between the supports.
\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L, the load, maximum
\n" ); document.write( "w, width
\n" ); document.write( "h, height
\n" ); document.write( "x, length between the supports
\n" ); document.write( "k, variation constant\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28L=kwh%5E2%2Fx%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When you have sufficient given information, you may substitute it to evaluate k.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"k=Lx%2F%28wh%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );