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Trapezing The Parabola (Posted on 2007-12-01)

The two diagonals PR and QS of a trapezoid PQRS intersect at the point (1, 0) and PS is parallel to QR. All the four vertices of the trapezoid lie on the parabola y² = 4x and PR = QS = 100/9.

Determine the area of the trapezoid PQRS.

Submitted by K Sengupta

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Refer to the solution submitted by Brian Smith in this location.

A numerical solution via computer has been submitted by Charlie in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
Analytic Solution	Brian Smith	2007-12-03 13:04:30
Solution	Dej Mar	2007-12-03 08:47:37
numerical solution via computer	Charlie	2007-12-02 13:51:13

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