Mathematics

Bridget Finley

9 November, 07:13

The main cable of a suspension bridge forms a

parabola, described by the equation

y = a (x - h) 2 + k.

0

27

52.5 105

127

157.6

12

210

27

y = height in feet of the cable above the roadway

x = horizontal distance in feet from the left bridge

support

a = a constant

(h, k) = vertex of the parbola

What is the vertex of the parbola?

DONE