Determine the minimum width of the beam to the nearest (frac{1}{4}) in. that will safely support the

Question:

Determine the minimum width of the beam to the nearest $\frac{1}{4}$ in. that will safely support the loading of $P=8$ kip. The allowable bending stress is $\sigma_{\text {allow }}=24 \mathrm{ksi}$ and the allowable shear stress is $\tau_{\text {allow }}=15 \mathrm{ksi}$.

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