A space agency's large parabolic dish had a diameter of 12 feet, with a focal length (the distance from the focus to the parabolic surface) of 2 feet. Determine the maximum depth of the 12-foot dish.

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A space agency's large parabolic dish had a diameter of 12 feet, with a focal length (the
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The maximum depth of the parabolic dish is feet deep.
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Transcribed Image Text:A space agency's large parabolic dish had a diameter of 12 feet, with a focal length (the distance from the focus to the parabolic surface) of 2 feet. Determine the maximum depth of the 12-foot dish. The maximum depth of the parabolic dish is feet deep. (Type an integer or a fraction.) ats tents optior a Librai Enter your answer in the answer box. Resourc le Resources Search for anything DELL <x F1 DII pr F2 F3 F4 FS F6 F7 F8 F9 %23 24 & 3. 4. 8. RI F LL
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