The Shape of a Paper Streamer Suspended Above a Dance

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Essay

The shape of a paper streamer suspended above a dance floor can be described by the function
where y is the height of the streamer (in feet)above the floor and x is the horizontal distance (in feet)from the center of the room.Use a graphing calculator to graph the function.

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