Problem  of the  Week

A straight bar of metal, initially 800 feet long, expands 8 inches in length. The ends are fixed so that the bar becomes distorted into the shape of an arc of a circle, for which the original bar would now be a chord.  What is the approximate height above the center of the original bar of this new distorted bar?

Note:  An accurate numerical solution to this problem is acceptable.

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