Chapter 10: Q. 20 (page 699)
In problems, Identify each conic without completing the squares and without applying rotation of axes.
Short Answer
The given equation represents an ellipse.
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Chapter 10: Q. 20 (page 699)
In problems, Identify each conic without completing the squares and without applying rotation of axes.
The given equation represents an ellipse.
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Semi elliptical Arch Bridge An arch in the shape of the upper half of an ellipse is used to support a bridge that is to span a river meters wide. The center of the arch is meters above the center of the river. See the figure. Write an equation for the ellipse in which the x-axis coincides with the water level and the y-axis passes through the center of the arch.
1. The formula for the distance d from is d = _____.
Rutherford’s Experiment In May 1911, Ernest Rutherford published a paper in Philosophical Magazine. In this article, he described the motion of alpha particles as they are shot at a piece of gold foil 0.00004 cm thick. Before conducting this experiment, Rutherford expected that the alpha particles would shoot through the foil just as a bullet would shoot through snow. Instead, a small fraction of the alpha particles bounced off the foil. This led to the conclusion that the nucleus of an atom is dense, while the remainder of the atom is sparse. Only the density of the nucleus could cause the alpha particles to deviate from their path. The figure shows a diagram from Rutherford’s paper that indicates that the deflected alpha particles follow the path of one branch of a hyperbola.
(a) Find an equation of the asymptotes under this scenario.
(b) If the vertex of the path of the alpha particles is cm from the center of the hyperbola, find a model that describes the path of the particle.
The graph of a parabola is given. Match graph to its equation.

and equations are,
To transform the equation
into one in and without an term, rotate the axes
through an acute angle that satisfies the equation _______.
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