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A parabola is the path taken by an object in motion subject to a uniform [[acceleration]], such as [[gravity]], ignoring friction. | A parabola is the path taken by an object in motion subject to a uniform [[acceleration]], such as [[gravity]], ignoring friction. | ||
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Revision as of 19:21, April 22, 2007
A parabola is a curve on a plane, consisting of all the points that are equidistant from a point called the focus and a line, called the directrix.
It is a conic section, the intersection of a plane and a cone where the plane is parallel one side of the cone.
The general algebraic formula for a parabols is:
A parabola is the path taken by an object in motion subject to a uniform acceleration, such as gravity, ignoring friction.