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PAGE: 153 | SET: Exercises | PROBLEM: 13 |

A suspension bridge with weight uniformly distributed along its length has twin towers that extend 75 meters above the road surface and are 400 meters apart.
Hence the poins are ,
and
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The general form of equation is .
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Substract equation from equation
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Therefore is
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in the equation
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Substitute above value in
Therefore the height of the parabola is .
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The height of the cable is .
The height of the cable is .

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