6. A cable for a su sp en si on bridge has the sh ape of a parabol a with eqation y = kx². Let h represent the height of the cable from its lowest point to its highest point and let 2w represent the total span of the bridge. Show that the length C of the cable is given by C = 2 | VI+(4h²/w²) ²dx.

6. A cable for a su sp en si on bridge has the sh ape of a parabol a with eqation y = kx². Let h represent the height of the cable from its lowest point to its highest point and let 2w represent the total span of the bridge. Show that the length C of the cable is given by C = 2 | VI+(4h²/w²) ²dx.

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter7: Conic Sections

Section7.3: Hyperbolas

Problem 1E: A hyperbola is the set of all points in the plane for which the ___ of the distances from two fixed...

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