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The towers of a suspension bridge are 450 feet apart and 150 feet high from the roadway. Cables are at a height of 25 feet above the roadway, midway between the towers, but gradually get taller toward each end. Assume the x-axis is the roadway and the y-axis is the center of the bridge, write an equation for the parabola. What is the height of the cable at a point 50 feet from one of the towers? Round to the nearest whole number

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