Chapter 10: Q 65. (page 655)
Graph each function.
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Short Answer
The graph of the function is half an ellipse.
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Chapter 10: Q 65. (page 655)
Graph each function.
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The graph of the function is half an ellipse.
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In Problem, identify the graph of each equation without completing the squares.
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.
In Problems 15–18, the graph of a hyperbola is given. Match each graph to its equation.
Equations:
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Find the equation of the parabola described. Find the two points that define the latus rectum, and graph the equation by hand.
Vertex at; axis of symmetry is y-axis ; containing the point.
Find the equation of the parabola described. Find the two points that define the latus rectum, and graph the equation by hand.
The directix of a lineand the vertex is at.
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