Articles for tag: Parabola

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Understanding the Parabola

There are four types of conic sections, one of which is a parabola. The equations y = ax2 + bx + c and x = ay2 + by + c are equations of the general form of a parabola. A parabola is the set of all points the same distance from a fixed point called ...

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Understanding Linear and Nonlinear Functions

A linear function is defined as an equation in the form of f(x) = mx + b. It is read a function of x. If the variable in the equation is y, then the function is f(y). If the variable in the equation is z, then the function is f(z), etc. Some examples of linear ...

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Evolution of Man : Apes to Homo Sapiens Sapiens

Human beings belong under the mammalian order Primates. Members of the primates have some salient features and man is the finest product yet arisen through the slow but dynamic evolutionary changes. Three important features that human beings share with the other Primates are : 1) The development of opposable thumbs, opposable great toes and flattened ...

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Geometrical Symmetry Types – Reflectional

Simplicity is a form of beauty. In mathematics, whenever a procedure can be simplified, it is considered elegant to do so. Once, in fact, the author had a professor of mathematics instructing a class on vector calculus. On a quiz, he had the correct answer, but took extra steps to arrive at the answer. He ...