1. The cable of a uniformly loaded suspension bridge hangs in the form of a parabola. The roadway which si horizontal & 100m long is supported by vertical wires attached to the cable , the longest wire being 30m and shortest being 6m.
Finnd the length of a supporting wire attatched to the roadway 18m from the middle?
Asked by gargpurvi85 | 28th Feb, 2015, 08:13: PM
Expert Answer:



Answered by Vimala Ramamurthy | 1st Mar, 2015, 01:19: PM
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