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I made a lot of mistakes when I first posted this question but I fixed them and handed it in. I got 5 points off on this question. Looks like i messed up the equation of the parabola, but I figured I would post this if someone else needs it.

Can anyone help me out?

I think I figured it out. I forgot to convert the 4 inches to feet. So instead of integrating from 0 to 4 it would be 0 to 1/3. Then my final answer would be 1670.3 feet^3 or 556.8 yd^3. As you can see I am integrating squares (ΔA) from the base to the apex of the curve. I'm not sure if...

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Homework Statement Determine the number of cubic yards of crushed rock necessary to make a roadbed with the cross-section shown below, if the road is to be 1/4 mile − long. Assume that the crown of the pavement is an arc of a parabola, with its vertex at the top center. Be careful with units...

I started learning solidworks at my school and got this idea for a folding bicycle as I need one and they're really expensive. I was planning on modeling it after a montague paratrooper bike. Then I thought I could put an electric motor on the rear wheels either by a sprocket or by just...