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A spodight is made by placing a strong light bulb inside a reflective paraboloid formed by rotating the parabola.x* = 3y around its axis of symmetry (assume that x andy are in units of inches). In order to have the brightest, most concentrated light beam, how far from the vertex should the bulb be placed? Express your answer asfraction or a decimal rounded to two decimal places.

A spodight is made by placing a strong light bulb inside a reflective paraboloid formed-example-1
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User Ishwr
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Solution:

Given:


x^2=3y

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User Sachin Titus
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