1. A semielliptical bridge is 150 feet wide and 80 feet tall at the center. How high is the bridge 45 feet from the center (nearest tenth)? Complete each part below. a) Draw a sketch of the problem. Label with information given in problem. Hint: make the center (0, 0) b) Write an equation for the full ellipse in standard form. c) Use the equation from part (b) to answer the question: How high is the bridge 45 feet from the center (nearest tenth)?

1. A semielliptical bridge is 150 feet wide and 80 feet tall at the center. How high is the bridge 45 feet from the center (nearest tenth)? Complete each part below. a) Draw a sketch of the problem. Label with information given in problem. Hint: make the center (0, 0) b) Write an equation for the full ellipse in standard form. c) Use the equation from part (b) to answer the question: How high is the bridge 45 feet from the center (nearest tenth)?

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

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Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

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Chapter7: Conic Sections And Quadratic Systems

Section7.2: The Ellipse

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