document.write( "Question 1175726: An arch is in the shape of a parabola. It has a span of 208 meters and a maximum height of 26 meters.\r
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document.write( "An arch is in the shape of a parabola. \r\n" );
document.write( "It has a span of 208 meters and a maximum height of 26 meters.\r\n" );
document.write( " y = ax^2 + 26   (Sry, no clue where the 42 came from)\r\n" );
document.write( "  a = -26/(104)^2 = -25/10816 = -1/416\r\n" );
document.write( " y = \"%28%28-1%2F416%29%29%28x%29%5E2+%2B+26m+\"\r\n" );
document.write( " y(55) =  18.73m rounded to nearest hundredth\r\n" );
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