Question

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP! I don’t know how to do this !

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  136

Step-by-step explanation:

The x-value at one end of the beam will be where f(x) = 0.

  0 = -x²/272 +17

  x² = 17(272) = 4624

  x = ±√4624 = ±68

The beam extends from x=-68 to x=68, so has a width of ...

  68 -(-68) = 136

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Note that the x in the equation for f(x) is not the same as the x in the picture corresponding to width.