document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=876620>Question 876620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, (THIS IS VERY URGENT)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm not sure how to figure out this problem. It has to do with a quadratic equation and parabola. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. A home satellite dish is 56cm across and 7cm deep. The cross-section is parabolic in shape.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. What quadratic function describes the shape of the cross-section of this satellite dish?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.To the nearest tenth of a centimeter, how deep is the dish 16cm from the edge?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm pretty sure there is some kind of formula you'd use to figure this out but I don't know what it is. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks In Advance </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #528887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=528887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = (1/112)x^2     <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p = 56, p = 28 a = 1/(4p)<BR>\n" );
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