The cable for a certain suspension bridge is modeled by a parabola with vertex (0, 0) at the center of the bridge. At a point that is 150 ft from the center of the bridge, the height of the cable is 30 ft. Which equation represents the height of the cable at a distance x feet from the center?

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y = StartFraction 1 Over 750 EndFraction x squared

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The cable for a certain suspension bridge is modeled by a parabola with vertex (0, 0) at the center of the bridge. At a point that is 150 ft from the center of the bridge, the height of the cable is 30 ft. Which equation represents the height of the cable at a distance x feet from the center?

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