A Wooden Beam Has a Rectangular Cross Section of Height

question 44

Multiple Choice

A wooden beam has a rectangular cross section of height h and width w (see figure) .The strength S of the beam is directly proportional to the width and the square of the height.What are the dimensions of the strongest beam that can be cut from a round log of diameter d = 26 inches? Round your answers to two decimal places.[Hint: where k > 0 is the proportionality constant.] ​

• A) inches and inches
• B) inches and inches
• C) inches and inches
• D) inches and inches
• E) inches and inches

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