Solve the problem.An arch for a bridge over a highway is in the form of a semiellipse. The top of the arch is 35 feet above ground (the major axis). What should the span of the bridge be (the length of its minor axis) if the height 27 feet from the center is to be 16 feet above ground?

A. 60.72 ft
B. 118.13 ft
C. 30.36 ft
D. 50.29 ft


Answer: A

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Find vectors b and c and matrix A so that the problem is set up as a canonical linear programming problem of the form: maximize cTx subject to Ax ? b and x ? 0. Do not find the solution.Minimize   x1 - 2x2 + 3x3 subject to 4x1  - 6x3 ? 30 4x1  - x2  = 28and x1 ? 0, x2 ? 0, x3 ? 0

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