Concept explainers
Tofind:The equation of the parabola for the church window.
Answer to Problem 97E
The equation of the parabola for the church window is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The following figure for church window:
Calculation:
The standard equation for the parabola is
As clear from the figure that the parabola is vertically downwards with vertex at
Now substitute
Now as it is clear from the figure that the parabola passes through the point
Now substitute
Now substitute
Therefore, the equation of the parabola for the church window is
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