SOLUTION: The Rainbow Bridge is Utah, is a natural arch that is approximately parabolic in shape. The arch is about 88 m high. It is 84 m across at its base. Determine a quadratic relation,
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Question 380394: The Rainbow Bridge is Utah, is a natural arch that is approximately parabolic in shape. The arch is about 88 m high. It is 84 m across at its base. Determine a quadratic relation, in factored form, that models the shape of the arch.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pick a coordinate system centered at the middle of the arch.
You can use the vertex form,
Use the boundary values to determine .
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