SOLUTION: A satellite dish which is parabolic in shape has the receiver at its focus. What is the best location of the reciever if the satellite dish is 6ft wide and 2ft deep?

Question 1120655: A satellite dish which is parabolic in shape has the receiver at its focus. What is the best location of the reciever if the satellite dish is 6ft wide and 2ft deep?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Half the width is 3 feet. If vertex is origin and dish is concave upward,
Some points on the cross section are (0,0), (-3,2), and (3,2).
p, distance of focus from vertex in the concave space above vertex

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