Find equation of parabola that rotate to form paraboloid


There is the story about Archimedes which he used "burning mirror" in shape of paraboloid of revolution to set fire to enemy ships in harbor. Find equation of parabola that one would rotate to form suitable paraboloid if it were to be made to set fire to the ship 100m from mirror? How large would burning mirror require to be? Find likelihood that the story is true?

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Mathematics: Find equation of parabola that rotate to form paraboloid
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