Suspension Brige Problem

A suspension bridge cable touchs the road at the vertex. Make the vertex the origin. If the formula is h=.0078125x2 h= height of the cable at x feet away from the center. Find the height of the towers that are both 80 feet from the vertex. Find the height of the cable 40 feet from the center.

 

David Sladkey

 
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Activity
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bridge  suspension 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United States)
 
 
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4.2
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