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-A Bridge Has an Arch in the Shape of Half

question 36

Multiple Choice

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-A bridge has an arch in the shape of half an ellipse. If the equation of the ellipse, measured in feet, is $225 x ^ { 2 } + 289 y ^ { 2 } = 65,025$ , find the height of the arch from the road and the width of the arch.

• A) height: \(30 \mathrm { ft }\); width: \(34 \mathrm { ft }\)
• B) height: \(17 \mathrm { ft }\); width: \(30 \mathrm { ft }\)
• C) height: \(15 \mathrm { ft }\); width: \(34 \mathrm { ft }\)
• D) height: \(15 \mathrm { ft }\); width: \(17 \mathrm { ft }\)

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