1.

PARABOLA- REFLECTOR

A CROSS SECTION OF A MIRROR CAN BE

MODELLED BY THE FORMULA X^2=16Y,
WHERE THE VALUES OF X AND Y ARE
MEASURED IN INCHES. FIND THE DISTANCE
FROM THE VERTEX TO THE FOCUS OF THE
MIRROR.
 Find the distance from the
vertex to the focus of the mirror.

focus =16Y

vertex
?
2. ELLIPSE- WHISPERING GALLERY

A WHISPERING GALLERY AT A MUSEUM

IS IN A SHAPE OF AN ELLIPSE. THE ROOM IS 84
FEET LONG AND 46 FEET WIDE. ASSUME THAT
IT IS CENTRED AT THE ORIGIN AND THAT THE
MAJOR AXIS IS HORIZONTAL.

A. WRITE AN EQUATION MODELLING THE

SHAPE OF THE ROOM.
 46 ft.

84 ft.

b=23

(0,0) a=42
3. CIRCLES- RETENTION POND
A CIRCULAR RETENTION POND IS GETTING LARGER
BY OVERFLOWING AND FLOODING THE NEARBY LAND AT
A RATE THAT INCREASES THE RADIUS 100 YARDS PER
DAY. THE POND HAS A RADIUS OF 200 YARDS AND A
HOUSE IS 700 YARDS AWAY FROM IT.
3. Circles- Retention pond
A. GRAPH THE CIRCLE THAT REPRESENT THE
WATER AND FIND THE DISTANCE FROM THE
CENTRE OF THE POND TO THE HOUSE.

B. IF THE POND CONTINUES TO OVERFLOW AT

THE SAME RATE, HOW MANY DAYS WILL IT
TAKE FOR THE WATER TO REACH THE HOUSE?

C. WRITE AN EQUATION FOR THE CIRCLE OF

WATER AT THE CURRENT TIME AND AN
EQUATION FOR THE CIRCLE WHEN THE WATER
REACHES THE HOUSE
4. HYPERBOLA-PARKS

A GRASSY PLAY AREA IS IN A SHAPE OF A

HYPERBOLA AS SHOWN.
4. Hyperbola-Parks
A. WRITE AN EQUATION THAT
MODELS THE CURVED SIDES OF
THE PLAY AREA.

B. IF EACH UNIT ON THE

COORDINATE PLANE
REPRESENTS 3 FEET WHAT IS
THE NARROWEST VERTICAL
WIDTH OF THE PLAY AREA?