To find: The distance between receiver and vertex of parabola.
Answer to Problem 23E
The correct answer is
Explanation of Solution
Given information: The equation of parabolic satellite dish is given
Formula used: we know that standard equation of parabola
Calculation: We know that whenever a light ray comes from infinite and after reflection of parabolic mirror light will pass through a focus of parabola. We will use concept to solve this question.
If I compare to standard equation of parabola
Thus, the receiver is
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