Question

A carpenter must pick up a wooden beam from the Home Depot. The wooden beam is 12 feet long. The bed of his truck is 5.5 ft by 8 ft by 2 ft. If he puts the beam in the bed diagonally, how much will the beam stick out the back of the truck

Answer 1

Beam stick out = 2.09 ft

Explanation:

Given:

Length of wooden beam = 12 ft

Side of bed = 5.5 ft by 8 ft by 2 ft

Find:

Length of wooden beam needed.

Computation:

Length of wooden beam needed = 9.91 ft

Beam stick out = 12 ft - 9.91 ft

Beam stick out = 2.09 ft