Determine the length of new curve

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A road having an up-gradient of 1 in 15 is connected to a down-gradient of 1 in 20 by a vertical parabolic curve 120 m in length. Determine the visibility distance afforded by this curve for two approaching drivers whose eyes are 1.05 m above the road surface. As part of a road improvement scheme a new vertical parabolic curve is to be set out to replace the original one so that the visibility distance is increased to 210 m for the same height of driver's eye. Determine:

(a) The length of new curve.

(b) The horizontal distance between the old and new tangent points on the 1 in 5 gradient.

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