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Comparing Solar Troughs: Horizontal and Vertical Parabolas

You are a solar energy technician apprentice assisting with the installation of parabolic trough solar collectors. Your supervisor asks you to write a brief explanation comparing the mathematical properties of horizontal parabolic troughs to vertical ones for the training handbook. Write a short explanation in which you recall how the equation of a horizontal parabola is derived from a vertical one, which directions it opens, and why a horizontal parabola does not represent a mathematical function of xx.

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