Question: * * * * Handwritten section has been completed please help with the matlab / excel section Application: Beam Design Problem Statement: magnitude of the

****Handwritten section has been completed please help with the matlab/excel section
Application: Beam Design
Problem Statement: magnitude of the bending moment along the length of the beam for different values of \( a \). The end goal is to select the offset a that will produce the lowest maximum magnitude of the bending moment.
A handwritten solution showing (a) the free body diagram of the beam; (b) the equilibrium equations that you used to calculate the reactions at the supports; (c) internal loading diagram for three sections of the beam; and (d) equations for the shear force and bending moment as a function of x. To check your solution use that when a = L/3=7 ft, the maximum magnitude of the bending moment is 9.80 kip-ft.
Create a MATLAB program or Excel sheet to calculate the maximum bending moment as function of x for 0a7 ft. Feel free to include any additional values in the program or Excel sheet if you need them for your calculations. Verify that your computer based solution has the correct values for a =7 ft. Use your data to identify the maximum magnitude of the bending moment for different values of a. Identify the value of a that produces the lowest maximum magnitude of the bending moment and the corresponding value for the maximum magnitude of the bending moment.
* * * * Handwritten section has been completed

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