Concept explainers
To write: An equation for the cross section assuming that the focus is at the origin.
Answer to Problem 38SR
The equation of the parabola is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The focus is
Calculation:
Place the vertex of the parabola at the origin for convenience and use the standard equation that open to the right is given by
The focus is at
Substitute
Therefore, the equation of the parabola is
Chapter 11 Solutions
Glencoe Algebra 2 Student Edition C2014
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
College Algebra (7th Edition)
College Algebra
College Algebra
Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)
Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences (13th Edition)
- Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780134463216Author:Robert F. BlitzerPublisher:PEARSONContemporary Abstract AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305657960Author:Joseph GallianPublisher:Cengage LearningLinear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Algebra And Trigonometry (11th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780135163078Author:Michael SullivanPublisher:PEARSONIntroduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth EditionAlgebraISBN:9780980232776Author:Gilbert StrangPublisher:Wellesley-Cambridge PressCollege Algebra (Collegiate Math)AlgebraISBN:9780077836344Author:Julie Miller, Donna GerkenPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education