Find an equation of a parabola that has curvature 10 at the origin. (Assume the parabola has its vertex at the origin, and opens upward.)

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Answer:

[tex]y=5x^{2}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a parabola is:

[tex]y=ax^{2}+bx+c[/tex]

We know that the vertex is at the vertex, so b and c are 0.

Then, our quadratic equation is rewritten as:

[tex]y=ax^{2}[/tex]   (1)

Now, the equation of the curvature related to a function is given by:

[tex]\kappa=\frac{|y''|}{(1+y'^{2})^{3/2}}[/tex]  (2)

Here:

y'' is the second derivative of the function

y' is the first equation of the function

κ is the curvature

Let's find the first and the second derivative of y whit respect to x.

[tex]y'=2ax[/tex]

[tex]y''=2a[/tex]

Putting these values in equation (2), we have:

[tex]\kappa (x)=\frac{|2a|}{(1+(2ax)^{2})^{3/2}}[/tex]

We can evaluate the curvature at the origin to find the parameter a. Which means x=0. (Let's recall that κ = 10 at the origin)

[tex]\kappa (0)=|2a|[/tex]

[tex]10=|2a|[/tex]

[tex]|a|=5[/tex]

Now, we have two options for the equation:

[tex]y=5x^{2}[/tex] or [tex]y=-5x^{2}[/tex]

But we know that this parabola opens upward, so the value of a must be positive.

Therefore, the equation is:

[tex]y=5x^{2}[/tex]

I hope it helps you!