document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132846>Question 132846</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  To accommodate the road beneath, the arch is 100 feet wide at its base, 20 feet high in the center, and parabolic in shape.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-The arch can be described by y=kx(x-100), if the origin is placed at the left end of the arch. Find the value of the coefficient k that makes the equation fit the arch.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Is it possible to move a rectangular object that is 40 feet wide and 16.5 feet high (a wide trailer, for example) through the opening? Explain. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at the middle of the arch, x=50 and y=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20=50k(50-100) __ 20=50k(-50) __ dividing by -2500 __ -.008=k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a 40 ft wide object would pass through between x=30 and x=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ the clearance is y=(-.008)30(-70) __ y=16.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ the object fits through </SPAN>\n" );
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