The wind has blown sand over a platform such that the intensity of load can be approximated by the function . Simplify this distributed loading to a single concentrated force and specify the magnitude and location of the force measured from A.

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1.	The wind has blown sand over a platform such that the intensity of load can be approximated by the function . Simplify this distributed loading to a single concentrated force and specify the magnitude and location of the force measured from A.
A.	R = 1250 N, x = 6.67 m
B.	R = 2500 N, x = 6.67 m
C.	R = 1250 N, x = 8 m
D.	R = 2500 N, x = 8 m
Answer» D. R = 2500 N, x = 8 m

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