Find the standard form of the equation of the ellipse satisfying the given conditions.
Foci: (–3, 0), (3, 0); vertices: (–4, 0), (4, 0)
The arch beneath a bridge is semi–elliptical, a one–way roadway passes under the arch. The width
of the roadway is 38 feet and the height of the arch over the center of the roadway is 13 feet. Two
trucks plan to use this road. They are both 10 feet wide. Truck 1 has an overall height of 12 feet and
Truck 2 has an overall height of 13 feet. Draw a rough sketch of the situation and determine which
of the trucks can pass under the bridge.
Truck 2 can pass under the bridge, but Truck 1 cannot.
Neither Truck 1 nor Truck 2 can pass under the bridge.
Truck 1 can pass under the bridge, but Truck 2 cannot.
Both Truck 1 and Truck 2 can pass under the bridge.
The arch beneath a bridge is semi–elliptical, a one–way roadway passes under the arch. The width
of the roadway is 36 feet and the height of the arch over the center of the roadway is 13 feet. Two
trucks plan to use this road. They are both 12 feet wide. Truck 1 has an overall height of 12 feet and
Truck 2 has an overall height of 11 feet. Draw a rough sketch of the situation and determine which
of the trucks can pass under the bridge.
Both Truck 1 and Truck 2 can pass under the bridge.
Truck 2 can pass under the bridge, but Truck 1 cannot.
Truck 1 can pass under the bridge, but Truck 2 cannot.
Neither Truck 1 nor Truck 2 can pass under the bridge.