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In a Suspension Bridge the Shape of the Suspension Cables

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In a suspension bridge the shape of the suspension cables is parabolic. The bridge shown in the figure has towers that are 500 m apart and the lowest point of the suspension cables is 120 m below the top of the towers as shown below. Find a quadratic function that models the parabolic part of the cables placing the origin of the coordinate axes at the vertex. In a suspension bridge the shape of the suspension cables is parabolic. The bridge shown in the figure has towers that are 500 m apart and the lowest point of the suspension cables is 120 m below the top of the towers as shown below. Find a quadratic function that models the parabolic part of the cables placing the origin of the coordinate axes at the vertex. A) B) C) D) E)


A) In a suspension bridge the shape of the suspension cables is parabolic. The bridge shown in the figure has towers that are 500 m apart and the lowest point of the suspension cables is 120 m below the top of the towers as shown below. Find a quadratic function that models the parabolic part of the cables placing the origin of the coordinate axes at the vertex. A) B) C) D) E)
B) In a suspension bridge the shape of the suspension cables is parabolic. The bridge shown in the figure has towers that are 500 m apart and the lowest point of the suspension cables is 120 m below the top of the towers as shown below. Find a quadratic function that models the parabolic part of the cables placing the origin of the coordinate axes at the vertex. A) B) C) D) E)
C) In a suspension bridge the shape of the suspension cables is parabolic. The bridge shown in the figure has towers that are 500 m apart and the lowest point of the suspension cables is 120 m below the top of the towers as shown below. Find a quadratic function that models the parabolic part of the cables placing the origin of the coordinate axes at the vertex. A) B) C) D) E)
D) In a suspension bridge the shape of the suspension cables is parabolic. The bridge shown in the figure has towers that are 500 m apart and the lowest point of the suspension cables is 120 m below the top of the towers as shown below. Find a quadratic function that models the parabolic part of the cables placing the origin of the coordinate axes at the vertex. A) B) C) D) E)
E) In a suspension bridge the shape of the suspension cables is parabolic. The bridge shown in the figure has towers that are 500 m apart and the lowest point of the suspension cables is 120 m below the top of the towers as shown below. Find a quadratic function that models the parabolic part of the cables placing the origin of the coordinate axes at the vertex. A) B) C) D) E)

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