document.write( "Question 1168307: Given that the reflector is shaped like a bowl, is 16 inches wide from rim to rim, and is 12 inches deep, if the light bulb is 4 inches long, can we say that the reflector is parabolic in nature? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The light bubble and its length are irrelevant to the question.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The rest of the data do not define the form of the reflector with the necessity:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It can be parabolic OR can be not parabolic,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    independently of and without connection with the given data.\r\n" );
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