A satellite dish is shaped like a parabola. The dish is 10 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Find the equation of the parabola if the vertex is at the origin, and the parabola opens upwards.
Asked by Thalia12
Answer (1)
The equation of the parabola representing the satellite dish, with a width of 10 feet and a depth of 4 feet, and opening upwards with the vertex at the origin, is [tex]y = \frac{1}{20} {x}^{2} [/tex]