SOLUTION: The bases of an arch are 60 feet apart. The arch has a height of 40 feet. Write a quadratic function to approximate the arch.
I worked it out to: y=-2/45(x-30)^2+40
Am I correc
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: The bases of an arch are 60 feet apart. The arch has a height of 40 feet. Write a quadratic function to approximate the arch.
I worked it out to: y=-2/45(x-30)^2+40
Am I correct?
This question is from textbook saxon algebra 2
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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