Solve the Problem. -An Arch for a Bridge Over a Highway Is in Highway

question 15

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-An arch for a bridge over a highway is in the form of a semiellipse. The top of the arch is 30 feet above ground (the major axis) . What should the span of the bridge be (the length of its minor axis) if the height 29 feet from the
Center is to be 15 feet above ground?

• A) 117.17 ft
• B) 116 ft
• C) 33.49 ft
• D) 66.97 ft