The interior of a satellite TV antenna is a dish having the shape of a (finite) paraboloid that has a diameter 12 m and 2 m deep. Find the distance from the center of dish to the focus.

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The interior of a satellite TV antenna is a dish having the shape of a (finite) paraboloid that has
a diameter 12 m and 2 m deep. Find the distance from the center of dish to the focus.
4.50 m
18.00 m
0.17 m
0.71 m
Transcribed Image Text:The interior of a satellite TV antenna is a dish having the shape of a (finite) paraboloid that has a diameter 12 m and 2 m deep. Find the distance from the center of dish to the focus. 4.50 m 18.00 m 0.17 m 0.71 m
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