The sides of a nuclear power plant cooling tower form a hyperbola. The diameter of the bottom of the cower is 288 feet. The smallest diameter of the tower is 162 feet which is 402 feet above the ground. The tower is 542 feet tall. Find the width of the tower at a height of 86 feet.
The sides of a nuclear power plant cooling tower form a hyperbola. The diameter of the bottom of the cower is 288 feet. The smallest diameter of the tower is 162 feet which is 402 feet above the ground. The tower is 542 feet tall. Find the width of the tower at a height of 86 feet.
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Transcribed Image Text:The sides of a nuclear power plant cooling tower form a hyperbola. The diameter of the bottom of the
tower is 288 feet. The smallest diameter of the tower is 162 feet which is 402 feet above the ground. The
tower is 542 feet tall.
Find the width of the tower at a height of 86 feet.
162 ft
542
202
288 ft
feet.
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