SOLUTION: A semielliptic highway has a height of 20 feet and a width of 50 feet. Can a truck of 14 feet high and 10 feet wide drive under the archway without going into the other lane?
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Question 1087455: A semielliptic highway has a height of 20 feet and a width of 50 feet. Can a truck of 14 feet high and 10 feet wide drive under the archway without going into the other lane?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Outer edge of the truck would be (11,14) allowing 1 foot from the center divider,
So the truck boundary is contained within the ellipse so it will pass under the archway while staying in its lane.
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