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Jakob Littel

Feb 20, 2025

A radio telescope has a parabolic surface as shown below. If the telescope is 1 m deep and 12 m wide, how far is the focus from the vertex?

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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

The relationship isy²=4axwhere a is the distance of focus from the vertex. In your example(x, y) = (1, 12/2), substituting which 36 = 4a(1),a = 9.... Show More
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