0 0 votes A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual convention is being held. The profile of the arch follows the equation $y=2x-0.1x^{2}$ where $y$ is the height of the arch in meters. The maximum possible height of the arch is $8$ meters $10$ meters $12$ meters $14$ meters Quantitative Aptitude gate2012-ce numerical-ability geometry height-distance + – Milicevic3306 1.1k points answer Follow 0 reply
0 0 votes It is downward facing parabola (x2=−4ay), so at top Slope will be 0. dy/dx = 0, we get x , put in equation and find y (height). Final answer is B = 10 meters. kp6602 answered Feb 19 kp6602 195 points comment Share Follow 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
