Question

A cooling tower for a nuclear reactor is to be constructed in the shape of a hyperboloid of one sheet. The diameter at the base is 260 m and the minimum diameter, 500 m above the base, is 200 m. Find an equation for the tower. (Assume the center is at the origin with axis the z-axis and the minimum diameter is at the center.)

Answer 1

x/a^2+y/b^2-z/c^2=1

Answer 2

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