SOLUTION: a concrete bridge is designed with an arch in the shape of the parabola. The road over the bridge is 120 feet long and the maximum height of the arc is 50 feet. Write the equation

Question 1119176: a concrete bridge is designed with an arch in the shape of the parabola. The road over the bridge is 120 feet long and the maximum height of the arc is 50 feet. Write the equation for the parabolic arch?
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Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a concrete bridge is designed with an arch in the shape of the parabola. The road over the bridge is 120 feet long and the maximum height of the arc is 50 feet. Write the equation for the parabolic arch?

The equation is NOT and NOT either.
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