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ElenaW [278]
3 years ago
12

A spotlight is made by placing a strong light bulb inside a reflective paraboloid formed by rotating the parabola x^2=4y around

its axis of symmetry (assume that x and y are in units of inches). In order to have the brightest, most concentrated light beam, how far from the vertex should the bulb be placed? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal rounded to two decimal places.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Nadya [2.5K]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

  1.00 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance from vertex to focus is "p" in the quadratic equation ...

  x^2 = 4py

In the given equation, p=1. Since units are inches, ...

the bulb should be placed 1.00 inches from the vertex.

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