SOLUTION: A bridge is built in the shape of a parabolic arch. The bridge arch has a span of 174 feet and a maximum height of 27 feet. Find the height of the arch at 12 feet from its center
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Question 1105272: A bridge is built in the shape of a parabolic arch. The bridge arch has a span of 174 feet and a maximum height of 27 feet. Find the height of the arch at 12 feet from its center
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So in the middle where , .
At the edges where and at ,
Using the general vertex form,
When ,
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