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A steel beam is supported by $\"\"$ pilings which are $\"\"$ feet apart.

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A weight is placed $\"\"$ feet from the piling on the left.

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Vertical deflection is represented by $\"\"$ .

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The vertical deflection is $\"\"$ feet.

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The function is $\"\"$ .

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Draw the coordinate plane

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Graph the function $\"\"$ .

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Graph :

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Observe the graph:

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The function $\"\"$ intersects $\"\"$ -axis at $\"\"$ and at $\"\"$ .

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Therefore the vertical deflection of $\"\"$ feet will occur at $\"\"$ feet or about $\"\"$ feet from the left piling.

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The vertical deflection of $\"\"$ feet will occur at $\"\"$ feet or about $\"\"$ feet from the left piling.