suspension bridge-pre cal word problem?

Question

a suspension bridge w/ weight uniformly distributed along its length has twin towers that extend 75 m above the road surface and are 400 meters apart. the cables are parabolic in shape and are suspended from the tops of the towers. the cables touch the road surface at the center of the bridge. what is the height of the cables at a point 100 m from the center? (assuming that the road is level)

thanks for the help.

Answer 1

i dunno...sorry.






















but i did took pre-cal...just not learned about this kind of problem!