A drainage canal has a cross section in the shape of a parabola. Suppose that the canal is 10 feet deep and 20 feet wide at the top. If the water depth in the ditch is 5 feet, how wide is the surface of the water in the ditch?

The answer is "".

Step-by-step explanation:

Equation of the parabola:

if the value of a= then put the value into the equation:

when depth of water y=5

So, width:

what is the question? i am guessing you are looking for the area.

to find an area, you have to do length x width.

in this case, it would be 12 ft x 4 ft = 48 sq. ft