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Parabola

parabolaIn mathematics, the parabola is a conic, the intersection of a right circular conical surface and a plane for a production line right of this region. Given a point (center) and a corresponding line (the director) on the plan, the location of points in this plan, which is equal distance between them is a parabola.

The parabola has many applications in the automotive headlight reflectors in the design of ballistic missiles. They are often used in physics, engineering and many other areas. (more…)