Plot compound parabolic concentrator in Excel

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I have the winston equations for the cpc but i am having problems getting the exact shape of a symmetric compound parabolic concentrator in excel
Help me with the corrections in terms of the width 2a =10 and half acceptance angle of 30 dg please
 
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please find attached of what i have done so far
 

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Welcome to the PF, Josh. :smile:

Can you post a few JPEG screenshots of your work? Many folks may be reluctant to open an Excel spreadsheet from an unknown source. Thanks.
 
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am trying to come up with this drawing in excel
 

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