205k views
0 votes
What is the difference between hyperbola and parabola??​

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

1)A parabola is defined as a set of points in a plane which are equidistant from a straight line or directrix and focus.

The hyperbola can be defined as the difference of distances between a set of points, which are present in a plane to two fixed points is a positive constant.

2)A parabola has single focus and directrix

A hyperbola has two foci and two directrices

3)Eccentricity, e = 1(parabola)

Eccentricity, e>1(hyperbola)

4)The two arms present in a parabola should be parallel to each other

The arms present in hyperbola are not parallel to each other

5)It has no asymptotes(parabola)

It has two asymptotes(hyperbola)

User Lnmx
by
5.7k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.