SOLUTION: The arch of a bridge forms the upper half of an ellipse. The highest point of the arch is 6 m above the 20-m wide river. Write the equation of the ellipse in which the major axis c
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Question 1119424: The arch of a bridge forms the upper half of an ellipse. The highest point of the arch is 6 m above the 20-m wide river. Write the equation of the ellipse in which the major axis coincides with the water level. Answer by ikleyn(52797) (Show Source):
The major semi-axis of the ellipse is = 10 meters.
The minor semi-axis is 6 meters.
The center is at (0,0).
The standard equation of the ellipse is
+ = 1.
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"Conic sections: Ellipses. Definition, major elements and properties. Solved problems".
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