OK, so the graph is a parabola, with points x=0,y=0; x=6,y=-9; and x=12,y=0
Because the roots of the equation are 0 and 12, we know the formula is therefore of the form
y = ax(x - 12), for some a
So put in x = 6
-9 = 6a(-6)
9 = 36a
a = 1/4
So the parabola has a curve y = x(x-12) / 4, which can also be written y = 0.25x² - 3x
The gradient of this is dy/dx = 0.5x - 3
The key property of a parabolic dish is that it focuses radio waves travelling parallel to the y axis to a single point. So we should arrive at the same focal point no matter what point we chose to look at. So we can pick any point we like - e.g. the point x = 4, y = -8
Gradient of the parabolic mirror at x = 4 is -1
So the gradient of the normal to the mirror at x = 4 is therefore 1.
Radio waves initially travelling vertically downwards are reflected about the normal - which has a gradient of 1, so they're reflected so that they are travelling horizontally. So they arrive parallel to the y axis, and leave parallel to the x axis.
So the focal point is at y = -8, i.e. 1 metre above the back of the dish.
Answer:
y = -4x + (-2)
Step-by-step explanation:
if you plug in the x values in the equation it equals y
Answer:
24 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Set up a proportion:
3 inches/1.25 miles = x inches/10 miles
Then cross multiply
30=1.25x
Divide 1.25 on both sides
x=24
Answer:
18 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of Actual length (L) to scale length is 27 : 3.6
27 ÷ 3.6 = 7.5
Therefore, actual width (W) = scale width x 7.5
= 2.4 x 7.5
= 18 cm
