How to find the length of a Parabola
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Hi there, How do I find the length of the parabola given by this equation? Equation: y = 1/20x^2 -5.
Thank you for your help.
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KSSV
on 10 Sep 2020
x = linspace(-10,+10,10^3) ;
y = 1/20*x.^2 -5 ;
dx = diff(x) ;
dy = diff(y) ;
L = sum(sqrt(dx.^2+dy.^2) );
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