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yes, thank you for your quick replies, when i put the values in for x,y and a, (59) I get: (118 * sqr root(714)) / 357 ---> which breaks into a cool +/- 8.83. which what do you know, is exactly the right answer :) Thanks again for the help with the problem, I was thinking I had to...

Homework Statement A bridge is built in the shape of a semielliptical arch. It has a span of 118 feet. The height of the arch 25 feet from the center is to be 8 feet. Find the height of the arch at its center? Homework Equations not sure if the 25 feet from the center is the focal axis or...