Question

This is a logical question:-
If the distance between the Vertex and the focus of a parabola tends to infinity then the parabola assumes the shape of ????

Answer 1

a line?

Answer 2

what line

Answer 3

\[\color{red}{\text{BBUUUUURRRRNNN!!!}}\]

Answer 4

I think dpalnc is right

Answer 5

yes a line at least mention that it is straight

Answer 6

umm, if the vertex is at the origin and and this is an x^2 type parabola, the line y=0 or the x-axis...?

Answer 7

or a line parallel to the directrix...

Answer 8

keep it coming Raj... I like these thinking questions...

Answer 9

yea..dplanc is right. if y= ax^2 then the parabola will tend to x=0 and if it is of the type x=by^2 then it will tend to be y=0.

Answer 10

I think you mean the otherwise akshat

Answer 11

oh yes...sorry! :P

Answer 12

Keep posting such questions man! :D

Answer 13

will try