A hyperboloid is a 3D shape whose cross sections are hyperbolas. A nuclear cooling tower is in the shape of a portion of a

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A hyperboloid is a 3D shape whose cross sections are hyperbolas. A nuclear cooling tower is in the shape of a portion of a hyperboloid. If the equation x²/10000 - y²/109561 =1 models the hyperbolic cross section of the cooling tower (in meters) shown below, what is the smallest diameter of the cooling tower?

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