Assume Earth is a sphere, with x 2 + y 2 = 41 as the equation of

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Assume Earth is a sphere, with x2 + y2 = 41 as the equation of a circumference (distance in thousands of km). If a meteorite approaching Earth has a path described as y2 = 20x + 140, will the meteorite strike Earth? If so, where?

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Basic Technical Mathematics

ISBN: 9780137529896

12th Edition

Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans

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