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-The weight that a horizontal beam can support varies inversely as the length of the beam. Suppose that a 5-m beam can support 760 kg. How many kilograms can a 1-m beam support?
A) 0.0066 kg
B) 0.0003 kg
C) 3800 kg
D) 152 kg

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The weight a beam can support varies inversely with its length, meaning weight = k/length, where k is a constant. For a 5-m beam supporting 760 kg, k = 760*5. For a 1-m beam, weight = k/1 = 760*5 = 3800 kg.

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