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OpenStudy (fanduekisses):

A radio telescope has a parabolic surface as shown below. If the telescope is 9 m deep and 12 m wide, how far is the focus from the vertex?

OpenStudy (fanduekisses):

OpenStudy (fanduekisses):

I don't get it, if this is a parabola, what is that line with length of 12m?

OpenStudy (fanduekisses):

I have to look for p right?

OpenStudy (sidsiddhartha):

all right first |dw:1406826756833:dw| first u need to find p

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