<PRE><B>Question 465388</B>
 the lumber yard is going to cut a square beam from a log. a cross section is shown ( its 16 inches).
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What is 16 inches????
Cheers,
Stan H.




 what are the dimensions of the largest square beam with the given cross section?
a. 4 inches x 4 inches
b. 16 square root 2 inches x 16 square root 2 inches
c. 8 inches x 8 inches
d. 8 square root 2 inches x 8 square root 2 inches
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