A Cable Is Suspended Between Two Utility Poles (The Shape $324$

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Essay

A cable is suspended between two utility poles (the shape of the suspended cable is parabolic). If the poles are $324$ ft apart, and the lowest point of the cable is $18$ ft. below the top of the poles, find the parabolic equation of the suspended cable, placing the origin of the coordinate system at the vertex.

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