SOLUTION: A builder wants to build the bridge whose cross section is shown in the diagram. Two companies offer simple bids on building the bridge according to the distance b and the number o
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Question 1166582: A builder wants to build the bridge whose cross section is shown in the diagram. Two companies offer simple bids on building the bridge according to the distance b and the number of I-beams. If the cross section could be redesigned for cost reasons in terms of b, what is the distance b for which the companies would have the same bid on the project?
EMPIRE DESIGN
Bid form
$320,000b
$60,000 per I-beam
BUILD-EM-UP CO.
Bid form
Proposal:
$320,000b
$40,000 per I-beam
The companies would have the same bid on the project when b
_______ ft.
