# How can I scale arrowheads according to arrow length?

I am looking for a solution to the arrowheads have different sizes for each arrow, but I am doing something wrong and I am not finding the error. I think it should be obvious, but I am blind.

w = 1/2 (4 - x)^2;
divisions = 20;

CargDist = Plot[
w, {x, 0, 4},
PlotStyle -> Red,
PlotRange -> {{-.25, 4}, {-1.5, 8}},
Epilog -> {Thickness[.004],
Arrowheads[#]& /@ Subdivide [0.04, .02, divisions],
Arrow[({{#1, (1/2)(4 - #1)^2}, {#1, 0}}&) /@ Subdivide[0, 3.2, divisions]],
EdgeForm[Thick],
Opacity[0.2],
Gray,
Rectangle[{0, -1}, {4, 0}]}]


You really just need a better scaling function for the arrowheads. Also, you must scale each arrowhead separately.

w[x_] := 1/2 (4 - x)^2
With[{divisions = 20},
Plot[w[x], {x, 0, 4},
PlotStyle -> Red,
PlotRange -> {{-.25, 4}, {-1.5, 8}},
ImageSize -> 500,
Epilog ->
{Thickness[.004],
Table[

Also note that I did not use a pure function. It is easier to tackle this problem by giving w a conventional function definition.
• Seems to me very interesting the proposal on the use of the function of pure in Arrowheads[.02 w[u]^.5]. I had not imagined this possibility. Sep 26 '16 at 11:48