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 stand 50 inches apart. At a point between the towers and 15 inches along the road from the
Base of one tower, the cable is 1 inches above the roadway. Find the height of the towers.

A) 6.75 in.
B) 5.75 in.
C) 6.25 in.
D) 8.25 in.