The strength of a beam is proportional to the width and the square of its depth. a beam is cut with a diameter of 30cm. Express the strenght of the beam as a function of angle theta. Use k as your constant.

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anonymous · Answer

u do spesh?

jhannybean · Answer

@Callisto

jhannybean · Answer

square of its depth....that means this beam can take on a rectangular shape?

anonymous · Answer

Yes it is rectangular beam, it is a trig question

jhannybean · Answer

I was thinking ovular, but that means the radius would constantly be increasing.....hm,just a hunch.

jhannybean · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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jhannybean · Answer

oh diagonals.

anonymous · Answer

So the answer key is prompting for S(theta)=

jhannybean · Answer

what does it mean by strength....

anonymous · Answer

It says that the strength of this beam is directly proportional to the width and depth squared

anonymous · Answer

We are in the chapter on cosine and sin laws

dan815 · Answer

okay first

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