A -6% grade and a +2% intersect at Sta 12 + 200 whose elevation is at 14.375 m. The two grades are to be connected by a parabolic curve, 160 m long. Find the elevation of the first quarter point on the curve.

A -6% grade and a +2% intersect at Sta 12 + 200 whose elevation is at 14.375 m. The two grades are to be connected by a parabolic curve, 160 m long. Find the elevation of the first quarter point on the curve.

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