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

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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 topof a second tower. The towers are both 6.25 inches tall and stand 50 inches apart. Find the vertical distancefrom the roadway to the cable at a point on the road 10 inches from the lowest point of the cable.

A) 1 in.
B) 4 in.
C) 1.2 in.
D) 0.8 in.