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Q: Are all parabolas similar
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How can you tell if an equation is a parabola?

Any and all conics, parabolas included, take the form Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0, with A, B, and C not all zero. The parabolas themselves have B2 - 4AC = 0.


Why are the McDonald's arches considered parabolas?

Becuase a parabola is an arch shape so that is why the 'golden arches' are parabolas.


Do parabolas oscillate?

NO. They do not oscillate.


Do parabolas have to be curved?

yes


How are hyperbolas different from parabolas?

hyperbolas have an eccentricity (fixed point to fixed line ratio) that is greater than 1, while the parabolas have an exact eccentricity that is equal to 1. And hyperbolas are always come in pairs while parabolas are not.


How are parabolas used on tennis?

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Which conic section has a directrix?

Parabolas have directori.


How are parabolas used in real life?

Parabolas are used in real life in light reflectors on cars to create a concentrated beam of intense light. Braking distance and stopping distance are quadratic formulas so their graphs are parabolas. A ball in motion in space has a path of a parabola.


What are examples of real world parabolas?

McDonalds Arches


How are circles ellipses hyperbolas and parabolas used in real life?

--actually they are used in real life. parabolas are seen in "parabolic microphones" or satellites. and there are others for both ellipses and hyperbolas.


What are the types of parabolas?

There are two ways of classifying parabolas: By the direction in which they are open: open at the top or at the bottom. By the number of real roots: 2 real, 1 real or no real roots.


How are ellipses used in real life?

Parabolas are used in satalights and flash lights and archiceture and maths, whoever wrote eggs is very wrong parabolas ends never meet * * * * * All very true. The only problem is that a parabola is not an ellipse! One of the main uses for an ellipse is to describe planetary orbits.