Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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A doomed ceiling is a parabolic surface. Ten meters down from the top of the dome, the ceiling is 15 meters wide. For the best lighting on the floor, a light source should be placed at the focus of the parabolic surface. How far from the top of the dome, to the nearest tenth of a meter, should the light source be placed?
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