A lamp has the shape of a parabola when viewed from the side. The light source (which is at the focus) is 4 centimeters from the bottom of the lamp and the lamp is 25 centimeters deep. How wide is the lamp? ? km ? cm -a, 25) (a, 25) (0, 4) 25 cm 4 cm Light (0, 0) 4 cm source 25 cm |cm

A lamp has the shape of a parabola when viewed from the side. The light source (which is at the focus) is 4 centimeters from the bottom of the lamp and the lamp is 25 centimeters deep. How wide is the lamp? ? km ? cm -a, 25) (a, 25) (0, 4) 25 cm 4 cm Light (0, 0) 4 cm source 25 cm |cm

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter4: Rational Functions And Conics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 20T

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A lamp has the shape of a parabola when viewed from the side. The light source (which is at the focus) is 4 centimeters from the bottom of the lamp and the
lamp is 25 centimeters deep. How wide is the lamp?
? сm
a, 25)
(a, 25)
(0.4)
25 cm
4 ст
Light
(0, 0)
4 cm
source
25 cm
Cm

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