How can you distinguish parabolas from other conic sections by looking at their equations?

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2021-01-31

How can you distinguish parabolas from other conic sections by looking at their equations?

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Step1 Consider the standard form of the equation of the parabola is either y2=4px or x2=4py.
This,shows that equation of the parabola will have either x2 or y2 term on one side of the equation and a y term or x term on the other side of the equation.

Step 2

In case of other conic section there will be x2 and y2 term on one side of the equation with a constant value on the other side. Thus, in this way the parabola can be distinguished from the other conic sections by looking at the equations.

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