Now building a new tunnel that has a shape of parabolic curve. The tunnel is 10 m wide and at 4 m from either side, the height of the tunnel is 6 m. Find the quadratic equation in standard form that models the ceiling of the new tunnel.

Alexia Avila

Alexia Avila

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2022-11-13

Now building a new tunnel that has a shape of parabolic curve. The tunnel is 10 m wide and at 4 m from either side, the height of the tunnel is 6 m. Find the quadratic equation in standard form that models the ceiling of the new tunnel.
The question is very simple, but I just can't understand what does at 4 m from either side mean in this question while mentioning the width in 10m?
I am not a native English speaker so it is hard for me understand what the information this question is asking.
Any comments and answers will be appreicated!

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reinleikcyo

reinleikcyo

Beginner2022-11-14Added 11 answers

Step 1
f ( 0 ) = f ( 10 ) = 0
f ( 4 ) = f ( 10 4 ) = 6
Step 2
The tunnel is 10 m wide and at 4 m from either side, the height of the tunnel is 6 m.
The sentence is split into two parts by the "and", not by the comma.

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