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

Beam stick out = 2.09 ft

Step-by-step 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

u = -(6/7)w

step-by-step explanation:

place all values with 'u' on one side of the equation.

4u + 8w = - 3u + 2w

4u + 3u = 2w - 8w

further simplify the equation by solving the addition and subtraction.

7u = - 6w

make 'u' the independent variable by placing its co-efficient on the right-hand side.

u = - (6/7)w

5=812a+9+3

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

5=812a+9+3

5=(812a)+(9+3)(combine like terms)

5=812a+12

5=812a+12

step 2: flip the equation.

812a+12=5

step 3: subtract 12 from both sides.

812a+12−12=5−12

812a=−7

step 4: divide both sides by 812.

812a /812 = -7/812

a= -1/116

so the answer is

a=   -1/116