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Chapter11: Topics From Analytic Geometry
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The sides of a nuclear power plant cooling tower form a hyperbola. The diameter of the bottom of the
tower is 272 feet. The smallest diameter of the tower is 146 which is 418 feet above the ground. The tower
is 540 feet tall.
540 ft
57
146 ft
418 ft
272 ft
Photé remixed from work by Jin Secláček F., CC BY SA
Find the width of the tower at a height of 268 feet, to 1 decimal place.
feet.
Transcribed Image Text:The sides of a nuclear power plant cooling tower form a hyperbola. The diameter of the bottom of the tower is 272 feet. The smallest diameter of the tower is 146 which is 418 feet above the ground. The tower is 540 feet tall. 540 ft 57 146 ft 418 ft 272 ft Photé remixed from work by Jin Secláček F., CC BY SA Find the width of the tower at a height of 268 feet, to 1 decimal place. feet.
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