Question

Samara is adjusting a satellite because she finds it is not focusing the incoming radio waves perfectly. The shape of her satellite can be modeled by y2=2(x+6), where x and y are modeled in inches. She realizes that the static is a result of the feed antenna shifting slightly off the focus point. What is the focus point of the satellite?

Answer 1

This is a parabola by the looks of the equation and the fact that it's a satellite dish. The vertex of the equation is (-6,0) and the focus is 2/4, 1/2. 1/2 plus -6 is -5.5. the focus is (-5.5,0).

This answer is only true if the actual equation is y^2 not 2y 

Answer 2

The focus point of the satellite is (-5.5,0).

This is a parabola by the looks of the equation and the fact that it's a satellite dish. The vertex of the equation is (-6,0) and the focus is 2/4, 1/2. 1/2 plus -6 is -5.5. the focus is (-5.5,0).

What is a Parabola?

This refers to the plane curve that is U-shaped and is formed by the intersection of a cone.

Hence, we can see that based on the equation, y^2=2(x+6), we can see that the adjustments made by Samara where the x and y are in inches, the focal point based on the vertex of the equation which is (-6,0) and the focus is 2/4, 1/2.

Therefore, the focal point is 1/2 + -6 which is -5.5.

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