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Which shape have no straight edges?

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What is a cone in 2D?

It depends on your the inclinantion of the plane which is used to "slice" the cone. The answer can be a circle, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola or two intersecting lines. These (apart from the last) are known as conic sections. In terms of the 2-d figure that generates a cone, the answer is a straight line, with a non-zero slope, rotated about the x-axis.


How many foci does a parabola have?

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He is credited with introducing the words: ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.


Which shape has no vertices?

Shapes that have no veces include a circle, sphere, ellipse, ellipsoid, parabola, hyperbola, paraboloid, or hyperboid.


Does a conic section have vertices?

No, a conic section does not have vertices. If it is a circle, it has a center; if it is a parabola or hyperbola, it has a focus; and if it is an ellipse, it has foci.


In what topics models can be made in maths exhibition?

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What shape is a possible cross section of a cone?

A point, a straight line, a circle, an ellipse, a parabola and half a hyperbola.


What can be formed when a plane intersects a cone?

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What 2D shape looks like a squashed circle and no straight edges?

an ellipse, one of the four types of "conic sections": ellipse, circle, parabola, and hyperbola


What does a nonlinear graph look like?

any graph that is not represented by a line,ie: parabola, hyperbola, circle, ellipse,etc


What is the transverse axis?

The transverse axis is an imaginary line that passes through the center of a conic section (such as an ellipse, hyperbola, or parabola) and is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry. In an ellipse, the transverse axis is the longest diameter, while in a hyperbola, it passes through the foci.