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A beam 5 m long and 40 cm wide contains 0.6 cubic metre of wood. How thick is the beam?

Given,


Length of beam = 5 m


Width of beam = 40 cm = 0.4 m


Volume of wood in beam = 0.6 m3


Let thickness of beam = h m


So,


=


=


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