2. A trucking company needs to determine whether a house trailer will fit that has an opening shaped like a parabolic arch. The arch is 12 meters wic and 6 meters high in the center. The trailer is 9 meters wide and 3.2 meters

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2. A trucking company needs to determine whether a house trailer will fit under a bridge
that has an opening shaped like a parabolic arch. The arch is 12 meters wide at the base
and 6 meters high in the center. The trailer is 9 meters wide and 3.2 meters tall (from the
ground). Will it fit under the bridge?
Transcribed Image Text:2. A trucking company needs to determine whether a house trailer will fit under a bridge that has an opening shaped like a parabolic arch. The arch is 12 meters wide at the base and 6 meters high in the center. The trailer is 9 meters wide and 3.2 meters tall (from the ground). Will it fit under the bridge?
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