Paraboloid Receiver
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Problem:   A satelite dish (paraboloid) has a 6 foot width and a 3 foot depth. Determine the equation of a two-dimensional cross section of this paraboloid.
  Round answers to the nearest tenth.

Paraboloid
  
Location of (x,y):(, )

Equation:x2 = y

Receiver Location:The receiver should be placed  feet above the vertex.