Flashcards Parabolas How can you form a parabola from a cone?? Slice it parallel to its slope.
Why must you slice a cone PARALLEL to the slope to form a parabola?? Otherwise you’d either get an ellipse or intersect the cone twice and get a hyperbola.
What is the parametric equation that defines a parabola?? $$ x = at^2 $$ $$ y = 2at $$
When thinking about parabolas as a conic section, is it better to think of them symmetrical around the $x$-axis or $y$-axis?
2021-10-05
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