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

question 11

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-An arch for a bridge over a highway is in the form of a semi-ellipse. The top of the arch is 35 feet above ground. What should the span of the bridge be, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a foot, if the height 26 feet from the
Center is to be 12 feet above ground?

• A)27.68 ft
• B)151.67 ft
• C)55.36 ft
• D)35.85 ft

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