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Applications of Conics — Quiz

Question 7 • Precalculus

A serving dish has a parabolic surface with the vertex open paren 0 comma 0 close paren at the center of the dish. When the width of the dish is 6 inches, the depth of the dish is 3 inches. The equation that models the shape of the serving dish is y is equal to A x squared What is the value of A ?

Answer
A
1 third
B
1 half
C
1
D
1 over 12
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