parabolic reflector
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If the surface of a parabolic reflector is described by equation 400z = x2 + y2, find the focal point of the reflector.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Consider the parabolic reflector described by equation z = 20x2 + 20y2.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
For instance, given the diameter and focus of a cross-section of a parabolic reflector, we can find an equation that models its sides.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
A parabolic reflector picks up the sound from the mill, focuses it on a microphone.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the first case a single lens or a parabolic reflector suffices, but in the second case a cylindrical lens which condenses the light vertically into a horizontal sheet of light is essential.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh
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