A Solar Oven Uses a Parabolic Reflector to Focus the Sun's

question 36

Multiple Choice

A solar oven uses a parabolic reflector to focus the sun's rays at a point 6 inches from the vertex of the reflector (see figure) . Write an equation for a cross section of the oven's reflector with its focus on the positive y axis and its vertex at the origin. L = 6 inches

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