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I'll be adding the more familiar equation-based description next.
I'll be adding the more familiar equation-based description next.
--[[User:Holger Kley|Holger Kley]] 02:00, 10 December 2007 (CST)
--[[User:Holger Kley|Holger Kley]] 02:00, 10 December 2007 (CST)
== Diagram ==
I wonder whether the diagram really depicts a parabola. It seems as if the two branches ultimately are parallel to the y-axis.
--[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 16:48, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
:: Indeed, it looks more like half of an ellipses. And even if it were drawn correctly, it does not illustrate any of the properties of a parabola. --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 01:16, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
:::Replaced it with another drawing. --[[User:Paul Wormer|Paul Wormer]] 10:55, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

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I'll be adding the more familiar equation-based description next. --Holger Kley 02:00, 10 December 2007 (CST)

Diagram

I wonder whether the diagram really depicts a parabola. It seems as if the two branches ultimately are parallel to the y-axis. --Paul Wormer 16:48, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Indeed, it looks more like half of an ellipses. And even if it were drawn correctly, it does not illustrate any of the properties of a parabola. --Peter Schmitt 01:16, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
Replaced it with another drawing. --Paul Wormer 10:55, 18 March 2010 (UTC)