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Correct me if I'm wrong:
A parabola extends without limit toward parallel lines.
A hyperbola extends without limit toward diverging lines.
They have very different equations.
My question: is the former a specific instance of the latter?
Does a parabola = a hyperbola that happens to have parallel axes?
Some guy pointed me at this dumb video:
At 4:30 - 5:03 he says that is a parabola. It is not, since he literally shows the asymptotes at right angles.
A parabola extends without limit toward parallel lines.
A hyperbola extends without limit toward diverging lines.
They have very different equations.
My question: is the former a specific instance of the latter?
Does a parabola = a hyperbola that happens to have parallel axes?
Some guy pointed me at this dumb video:
At 4:30 - 5:03 he says that is a parabola. It is not, since he literally shows the asymptotes at right angles.