SOLUTION: A truck with a height of 190 cm enters a tunnel with a parabolic ceiling. The width of the tunnel is 20 m and the maximum height of the tunnel is 10 m. At what minimal distance fro
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Question 1127361: A truck with a height of 190 cm enters a tunnel with a parabolic ceiling. The width of the tunnel is 20 m and the maximum height of the tunnel is 10 m. At what minimal distance from the edge of the ground level can this truck pass through the tunnel?
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