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• The Quadrature of the Parabola — is a treatise on geometry, written by Archimedes in the 3rd century B.C. Written as a letter to his friend Dositheus, the work presents 24 propositions regarding parabolas, culminating in a proof that the area of a parabolic segment (the region… …   Wikipedia

• Parabola — For other uses, see Parabola (disambiguation). A parabola …   Wikipedia

• parabola — /peuh rab euh leuh/, n. Geom. a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same… …   Universalium

• Vertex — Ver tex, n.; pl. {Vertexes}, L. {Vertices}. [L. vertex, icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Vortex}.] A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex. Specifically:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vertex of a curve — Vertex Ver tex, n.; pl. {Vertexes}, L. {Vertices}. [L. vertex, icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Vortex}.] A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vertex of a solid — Vertex Ver tex, n.; pl. {Vertexes}, L. {Vertices}. [L. vertex, icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Vortex}.] A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vertex of a surface of revolution — Vertex Ver tex, n.; pl. {Vertexes}, L. {Vertices}. [L. vertex, icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Vortex}.] A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vertex of an angle — Vertex Ver tex, n.; pl. {Vertexes}, L. {Vertices}. [L. vertex, icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Vortex}.] A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Parabola/Proofs — This mathematics article is devoted entirely to providing mathematical proofs and support for claims and statements made in the article parabola. This article is currently an experimental vehicle to see how well we can provide proofs and details… …   Wikipedia

• vertex — noun (plural vertices; also vertexes) Etymology: Middle English, top of the head, from Latin vertic , vertex, vortic , vortex whirl, whirlpool, top of the head, summit, from vertere to turn Date: 14th century 1. the top of the head 2. a. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Completing the square — In elementary algebra, completing the square is a technique for converting a quadratic polynomial of the form to the form In this context, constant means not depending on x. The expression inside the parenthesis is of the… …   Wikipedia