Question: Part B As shown, a triangle has a base of b = 3 . 4 0 f t and a height of h = 2

Part B
As shown, a triangle has a base of b=3.40ft and a height of h=2.00ft.(Figure 1) What is kx, the triangle's radius of gyration about the x axis?
Express your answer numerically to three significant figures and include the appropriate units.
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kx=
Part C
What is kO, the polar radius of gyration of a circle of radius r=1.10ft, when the pole is a point O on the circumference of the circle? (Figure 2)
Express your answer numerically to three significant figures and include the appropriate units.
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kO=
Part D
A column of a known length is subjected to a given load and will buckle if the column's radius of gyration is under kx=0.750ft. If the column has a circular cross section (Figure 3), what is the smallest cross-sectional radius, r, that the column can have without buckling?
Express your answer numerically to three significant figures and include the appropriate units.
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r=
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Part B As shown, a triangle has a base of b = 3 .

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