A one-lane highway runs through a tunnel in the shape of one-half a sine curve cycle. The

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A one-lane highway runs through a tunnel in the shape of one-half a sine curve cycle. The opening is 28 feet wide at road level and is 15 feet tall at its highest point.

115 ft -14 ft -28 ft -


(a) Find an equation for the sine curve that fits the opening. Place the origin at the left end of the sine curve.

(b) If the road is 14 feet wide with 7-foot shoulders on each side, what is the height of the tunnel at the edge of the road?

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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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