Ski Design Many contemporary skis have parabolic sidecuts

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Ski Design Many contemporary skis have parabolic sidecuts that allow a skier to carve tighter turns than are possible with traditional skis. In the following diagram, is the directed distance to the right or left of the axis (with and measured in millimeters). The axis is on the center horizontal axis of the ski. The vertex of the parabolic sidecut is (800, 53)yxWaist a. Find the equation in standard form of the parabolic sidecut. b. How wide is the ski at its shovel (the widest point near the front of the ski), where Round to the nearest millimeter.

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