A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. This means that it can be formed by rotating a parabola around its axis of symmetry. The receiver is to be located at the focus. If the dish is 64 feet across at its opening and 4 feet deep at its center, where should the receiver be placed? nasa.ROv Find the equation of the parabola. Select an answer v How far above the vertex should the receiver be placed?

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Maximization

Have you ever seen a bridge in the shape of a parabola? Where is its maximum on the bridge? The maximum of that bridge is the highest point on that bridge. The process of finding the maximum of the bridge here is called the maximization.