Medicines A lithotripter is an instrument used to remove a
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Medicines A lithotripter is an instrument used to remove a kidney stone in a patient without having to do surgery. A high-frequency sound wave is emitted from a source that is located at the focus of an ellipse. The patient is placed so that the kidney stone is located at the other focus of the ellipse. If the equation of the ellipse is (x - 11)2484+ y264 = 1(x and y are measured in centimeters), where, to the nearest centimeter, should the patients kidney stone be placed so that the reflected sound hits the kidney stone?UltrasoundemitterEllipticreflectorKidneyKidneystone
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