I pretty sure the best answer would be f(x)=cbrt(27-x)
cbrt means cube root by the way.
The drawbridge will be at an incline of 10.56 degrees. That is 5.56 degrees more than it's initial incline of 5 degrees.
If you draw a picture of this situation, you will see that you can write a sine ratio with the 11 and 60 (opposite over hypotenuse)
sin(x) = 11/60 Solve the equation for x
x = 10.56
Total depth of the bottom of the plate is 4 + 1 = 5
Force = limit(5,1) 62.5 *7* x * dx
= 437.5. Lim(5,1) x*dx
= 437.5(x^2/2)^5 , 1
= 437.5 x (5^2/2 - 1/2)
= 437.5 x 12
= 5,250 pounds
