Analytic Geometry???

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Analytic Geometry???

1. How must a right circular cone be cut in such a way as to reveal a parabola?

2. What will you get if a right circular cone is cut parallel with the axis of symmetry?

2007-07-26 18:44:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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1. parallel to an element of the cone and intersecting the axis of symmetry! ♥

2. hyperbola, im not sure...♥

2007-07-26 18:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

2: hyperbola; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conic_section

2007-07-26 19:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋