A simply supported beam is 12 meters long and has a load at the center (see figure).

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The deflection of the beam at its center is 2 centimeters. Assume that the shape of the deflected beam is parabolic.Write an equation of the parabola. (Assume that the origin is at the center of the deflected beam.)

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