The arch of the bridge below is half an ellipse, a "semi-ellipse". As shown in the figure below, the arch is 150 m long and has a height of 54 m at the center. The height of the arch is 15 m at point p. Find the distance fromp to the center. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Do not round any intermediate computations. m 54 m 15 m center -150 m-

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The arch of the bridge below is half an ellipse, a "semi-ellipse". As shown in the figure below, the arch is 150 m long and has a height of 54 m at the center. The
height of the arch is 15 m at point p. Find the distance fromp to the center.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Do not round any intermediate computations.
54 m
15 m
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center
-150 m-
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