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HELP! Really difficult calculus project!
OK, SO I have a upside down parabola structure with the specifications as follows:
The building has a rectangular base 150m long and 72m wide. The maximum height should not exceed 75% of its width or be less than half the width and the min. height of a room in a public building is 2.5m
The question is:
How do I create the curved roof structure (parabola? or hyperbole? or ellipse?) when the height is 36m??
How do I find the equation of the curve whether it is a parabola? or ½ ellipse? using the data above? Which curve would be the best one to use?
If I use a parabola, I came up with an equation y=-0.03x^2+36 but that seems completely wrong as I have no idea how I reached to -0.03. I just used trial and error to get a nice looking curve.
PLS HELP!
Homework Statement
OK, SO I have a upside down parabola structure with the specifications as follows:
The building has a rectangular base 150m long and 72m wide. The maximum height should not exceed 75% of its width or be less than half the width and the min. height of a room in a public building is 2.5m
The question is:
How do I create the curved roof structure (parabola? or hyperbole? or ellipse?) when the height is 36m??
How do I find the equation of the curve whether it is a parabola? or ½ ellipse? using the data above? Which curve would be the best one to use?
The Attempt at a Solution
If I use a parabola, I came up with an equation y=-0.03x^2+36 but that seems completely wrong as I have no idea how I reached to -0.03. I just used trial and error to get a nice looking curve.
PLS HELP!