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Aleksandr [31]
2 years ago
5

The main cable of a suspension bridge forms a parabola described by the equation y = a(x - 50)2 + 6. What is the value of a?

Mathematics
2 answers:
Rashid [163]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:

0.0048 should be the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Plug in a point to replace the values of y and x to find the value of a

anygoal [31]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Which quadratic equation models the main cable of the bridge correctly?

y = 0.048x2 – 2494

y = 0.048x2 – 6

y = 0.0048(x – 50)2 + 6 (This is correct)

y = 0.0048(x – 6)2 + 50

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