Solve the Problem. -An Experimental Model for a Suspension Bridge Is Built in Is

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-An experimental model for a suspension bridge is built in the shape of a parabolic arch. In one section, cable runs from the top of one tower down to the roadway, just touching it there, and up again to the top of a second
Tower. The towers are both 12.25 inches tall and stand 70 inches apart. Find the vertical distance from the
Roadway to the cable at a point on the road 14 inches from the lowest point of the cable.

A) 2.16 in.
B) 1.76 in.
C) 7.84 in.
D) 1.96 in.