document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206901>Question 1206901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sides of a nuclear power plant cooling tower form a hyperbola. The diameter of the bottom of the tower is 288 feet. The smallest diameter of the tower is 143 feet which is 393.5 feet above the ground. The tower is 581 feet tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the width of the tower at a height of 38 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sides of a nuclear power plant cooling tower form a hyperbola. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The diameter of the bottom of the tower is 288 feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The smallest diameter of the tower is 143 feet which is 393.5 feet above the ground. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tower is 581 feet tall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the width of the tower at a height of 38 feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution in the post by &nbsp;@CPhill is &nbsp;TOTALLY &nbsp;and &nbsp;FATALLY &nbsp;WRONG.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The expected hyperbola in this problem is horizontal, &nbsp;with horizontal transverse axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the post by &nbsp;@CPhill, &nbsp;the hyperbola is vertical, &nbsp;with vertical transverse axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His initial hypothesis about the form of the hyperbola for this problem is &nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28highlight%28WRONG%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28highlight%28WRONG%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > &nbsp;and &nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28highlight%28ABSURDIST%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28highlight%28ABSURDIST%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regarding the post by @CPhill . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Keep in mind that @CPhill is a pseudonym for the Google artificial intelligence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The artificial intelligence is like a baby now. It is in the experimental stage <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of development and can make mistakes and produce nonsense without any embarrassment.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It has no feeling of shame - it is shameless.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This time, again, &nbsp;it made an error.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Although the @CPhill' solution are copy-paste &nbsp;Google &nbsp;AI solutions, &nbsp;there is one essential difference.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Every time, &nbsp;Google &nbsp;AI &nbsp;makes a note at the end of its solutions that &nbsp;Google &nbsp;AI &nbsp;is experimental<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and can make errors/mistakes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All @CPhill' solutions are copy-paste of &nbsp;Google &nbsp;AI &nbsp;solutions, with one difference:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "@PChill never makes this notice and never says that his solutions are copy-past that of Google.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, he NEVER SAYS TRUTH.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Every time, &nbsp;@CPhill embarrassed to tell the truth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But I am not embarrassing to tell the truth, &nbsp;as it is my duty at this forum.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the last my comment.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you obtain such posts from @CPhill, &nbsp;remember, &nbsp;that &nbsp;NOBODY &nbsp;is responsible for their correctness, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "until the specialists and experts will check and confirm their correctness.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Without it, &nbsp;their reliability is &nbsp;ZERO and their creadability is &nbsp;ZERO, &nbsp;too.\r<BR>\n" );
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