Answer:
The 72 feet is measured on the slope, not out from the pole horizontally. I get
top of pole is at
40 + 72 sin17°
downhill point is
72 cos 17°
from point beneath the pole
cable^2 = (40+72 sin17°)^2 + (72 cos 17°)^2
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
if you use a graphing calculator you we see that the smaller the leading coeffient the wider the parabola.
or use a table and plug in values for y for each x
y = x² 5x² 15x²
x = 1 1 5 15
x = 2 4 20 60
y is larger for a larger ax² a coeffient
so the is more narrow for a higher coeffient
f(x) = 5x² has the smallest coeffient so the widest parabola
