College Algebra (6th Edition)
College Algebra (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780321916600
Author: Mark Dugopolski
Publisher: PEARSON
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Have you ever seen a bridge in the shape of a parabola? Where is its maximum on the bridge? The maximum of that bridge is the highest point on that bridge. The process of finding the maximum of the bridge here is called the maximization.
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Chapter 7.1, Problem 81E

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The Hale Telescope The focus of the Hale telescope, in the accompanying figure, on Palomar Mountain in California is 55 ft above the mirror (at the vertex). The Pyrex glass mirror is 200 in. in diameter and 23 in. thick at the center. Find the equation for the parabola that was used to shape the glass. How thick is the glass on the outside edge?

HINT Find the equation of the parabola with focus (0, 55) that passes through the origin.

Chapter 7.1, Problem 81E, Solve each problem. The Hale Telescope The focus of the Hale telescope, in the accompanying figure,

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