To calculate : The place where the wire should be placed from the bottom in the given trough.
The wire should be placed at a distance of about
Given information :
A solar hot dog cooker can be made by shaping foil-lined cardboard into a parabolic trough and passing a wire through the focus of each end piece.
Formula used:
The standard equation of a parabola with vertex
Calculation :
The parabolic cross section extends
The standard equation of a parabola is
Substitute
Therefore, the wire should be placed at about
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