SOLUTION: natural draft cooling tower are shaped like hyperbola for more efficient cooling of power plants. The hyperbola in the tower can be modeled by x^2 over 25 minus y^2 over 256 equals
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Question 1198407: natural draft cooling tower are shaped like hyperbola for more efficient cooling of power plants. The hyperbola in the tower can be modeled by x^2 over 25 minus y^2 over 256 equals to 1 with 150m as its height. Find the width of the tower at the top and its narrowest part in the middle. Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):