Highway engineers design a parabolic curve for an entrance ramp from a straight street to an interstate highway (see figure). Find an equation the parabola. X y 1000 500 -500 -1000 Interstate 500 Street (1000, 800) 1000 1500 (1000,-800) 2000

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Highway engineers design a parabolic curve for an entrance ramp from a straight street to an interstate highway (see figure). Find an equation of
the parabola.
X
y
1000
500
-500
-1000
Interstate
500
Street
(1000, 800)
1000
1500
(1000,-800)
2000
Transcribed Image Text:Highway engineers design a parabolic curve for an entrance ramp from a straight street to an interstate highway (see figure). Find an equation of the parabola. X y 1000 500 -500 -1000 Interstate 500 Street (1000, 800) 1000 1500 (1000,-800) 2000
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