In a Suspension Bridge the Shape of the Suspension Cables

question 116

Multiple Choice

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.

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