A tunnel is in the shape of a parabola. The maximum height is 16 m and it is 16 m wide at the base as shown below.

A parabola opening down with vertex at the origin is graphed on the coordinate plane. The height of the parabola from top to bottom is 16 meters and its width from left to right is 16 meters.

What is the vertical clearance 7 m from the edge of the tunnel?

15.4 m

0.3 m

15.7 m

0.6 m

Question

A tunnel is in the shape of a parabola. The maximum height is 16 m and it is 16 m wide at the base as shown below.

A parabola opening down with vertex at the origin is graphed on the coordinate plane. The height of the parabola from top to bottom is 16 meters and its width from left to right is 16 meters.

What is the vertical clearance 7 m from the edge of the tunnel?

 15.4 m

 0.3 m

 15.7 m

 0.6 m

anonymous · Answer

@eliassaab

anonymous · Answer

$$y = ax^2 + bx + c$$
eqyation of a parabola... do u know what the a, b, and c are in thus equation?

anonymous · Answer

c = y intercept ... in this case = 16...