A cable suspended between two posts that are of the same height and 20 meters apart has a sag of 1/2 meters. If the cable hangs in a form of a parabola, find the equation and the correct illustration.

A cable suspended between two posts that are of the same height and 20 meters apart has a sag of 1/2 meters. If the cable hangs in a form of a parabola, find the equation and the correct illustration.

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Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

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Chapter1: Equations And Graphs

Section1.1: The Coordinate Plane

Problem 4E: The point mid ay between (a, b) and (c, d) _____________. So the point midway between (1, 2) and (7,...

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