What is a parabola in words? I know what they look like and how to make one but geometrically speaking with focus and directrix what are they? Do they have to do with conics?

Q: Given the focus and directrix of a parabola, identify its important characteristics. 10 8 -10 -8 -6…

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Q: Two radio transmitters are 1000 mi apart at points A and B along a coastline. Using LORAN on the…

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Q: A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. This means that it can be formed by…

A: Given, The  dish is 64 feet across its opening, and 4 feet deep at its center

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Q: How can you distinguish an ellipse from a hyperbola by looking at their equations?

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Q: Please provide 5 real-life word problems with solutions regarding conic sections (circle, parabola,…

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Q: I graphed a hyperbola centered at the origin that was symmetric with respect to the x-axis and also…

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Q: One point on a parabola is (–7, 17). The focus of the parabola is (5, 1). Which equation represents…

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Q: Two LORAN radio stations A and B are 190 kilometers apart and send a simultaneous radio signal to a…

A: Given Data The distance between the radio station A and B are d=190 km. The time is t=0.0003 s. The…

Q: The cables of a suspension bridge are in the shape of a parabola, as shown in the figure. The towers…

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Q: Find the standard equation of the hyperbola with vertices (-2, 1) and (2, 1) and which passes…

A: This question can be solved using the concept of standard equation of hyperbola.

Q: Please explain what a focus or directrix of a parabola is and how to find them. Please add many…

A: Here we need to define a focus of a parabola and need to show how to find it.

Q: A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. This means that it can be formed by…

A: Dish width=48 feet 4 feet deep in the center It's vertex is center (0, 0)

Q: The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was just decommissioned after sustaining a lot of damage, but…

A: It is given that, the height of the focus from the vertex is 500 feet and it is 1000 feet wide at…

Q: Two LORAN radio stations A and B are 200 kilometers apart and send a simultaneous radio signal to a…

A: Concept: A collection of points defines a hyperbola when the difference of distances between two…

Q: What is the equation of a parabola with directrix x 3/2 and focus (5/2, 4)? Oy- 5=- Oz-5 = - Oy-5 =…

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Q: I graphed a hyperbola centered at the origin that was symmetric with respect to the x - axis and…

A: Solution:GivenI graphed a hyperbola centered at the origin that was symmetric with respect to the…

Q: The center of a hyperbola is (-3,2). The length of the conjugate axis is 8 units, and the length of…

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Q: One of the most important applications of parabola are their reflective properfties. Light rays…

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A: we know that equation of parabola is given by x2=-4ay where, focus is 0,-a, vertex is 0,0 and…

Q: we have two parabolas and both have same directrix line, different focus points. How do we know…

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Q: With great detail please explain how to find the centre and vertex of a hyperbola. Please add…

A: If transverse axis is parallel to x-axis standard equation of hyperbola is : x-α2a2-y-β2b2=1 ....i…

Q: What is a hyperbola? What are the Cartesian equations for hyperbolas centered at the origin with…

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Q: A satellite dish measures 64 feet across its opening and 16 feet deep at its center. The receiver…

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Q: Two LORAN radio stations A and B are 110 kilometers apart and send a simultaneous radio signal to a…

A: We have to find the equation of Hyperbola.

Q: A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. This means that it can be formed by…

A: It is given in the question that for x=64(end-to-end), y=8. Assuming the general equation of the…

Q: satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. This means that it can be formed by…

A: Given: A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. This means that it can be formed…

Q: A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. This means that it can be formed by…

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Q: One of St. Matthew's Hall is 10 feet wide and has a semi-ellipse ceiling. The ceiling is 6 feet high…

A: Given: Hall is 10 feet wide and has a semi-ellipse ceiling. The ceiling is 6 feet high at the sides…

Q: A parabola has a vertex at the origin and a focus of (0, 3). What is the equation of the parabola.

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Q: A parabola is shown below. Its vertex and another point on the parabola are labeled. Write an…

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Q: The cables of a suspended-deck suspension bridge are in the shape of a parabola. The pillars…

A: Here we us ethe standard form of the parabola vertex at (h,k) is  (x- h)2 =4a(y-k)

Q: 9. How is the equation of a hyperbola different from the equation of an ellipse?

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Q: A geometry textbook gives the equation of a parabola as y = x^2, where x and y are measured in…

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Q: Given the focus and directrix of a parabola, identify its important characteristics. 10 8 -10 -8 -6…

A: In this question we have given focus and the directrix of the parabola and with help of this we have…

Q: What is the equation for a parabola

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Q: A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of revolution. This means that it can be formed by…

A: Given: A satellite dish is shaped like a paraboloid of the revolution. this means that it can be…

Q: 5.) Vertex: (-2,4); Focus (-2,6) hk

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Q: A parabola can be drawn given a focus of (5,-10) and a directrix of y = 6. What can be said about…

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Q: In order to hear what is said in a football huddle, a listening device is set up on the sideline. It…

A: Given that, In order to hear what is said in a football huddle, a listening device is set up on the…

Q: A parabolic arch has a span of 48m and has a height of 20m at a distance 16m from the center of the…

A: It is at a distance 16m from the center of the span.To Find:1. What is the height of the parabolic…

Q: A parabola has a focus located at (5, -) and a directrix of y = What are the coordinates for the…

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Q: What is the height of the cable at a point 200 feet

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Q: 1. What are the information you need in order to graph a circle? How about a parabola? 2. How do you…

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Q: How does the graph of the hyperbola open, if its equation is [(x2) / 25] - [(y2) / 36] = 1? Explain…

A: The graph of a hyperbola opens right and left if sign of y is negative and up and down when the sign…

Q: Find out whether the equation 9x2 + 126x - 16y2 - 96y + 153 = 0 represents a hyperbola. If it is a…

A: Since the coefficient of x2 is positive and y2 is negative. Therefore, it is a hyperbola 9x2 + 126x…

Q: Two LORAN radio stations A and B are 140 kilometers apart and send a simultaneous radio signal to a…

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Q: A parabola has a focus located at (6,) and a directrix of y= 4. %3D What are the coordinates for the…

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Q: What is a hyperbola? What are the Cartesian equations for hy-perbolas centered at the origin with…

A: Problem 1:Recall the following fact.