What would be obtained on cutting the solid parabola. I searched various sites,most of them say cone. But I am unable to visualize it. Can Someone please help.
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What is a "solid parabola"? Do you mean a paraboloid? – MJD Nov 26 '12 at 00:02
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@devender Slant cutting a paraboloid of revolution surface produces an ellipse. If cutting plane is along or perpendicular to axis intersection curve is a parabola or circle respectively. – Narasimham Feb 19 '15 at 19:58
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You get a parabola by intersecting a plane with a cone, not viceversa.
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Parabolas and related curves are called conic sections because they are the intersection of a cone and a plane... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conic_Section – apnorton Nov 25 '12 at 21:10
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@devender Yes, I can't find a way to get a 3d shape by cutting a 2d one – chubakueno Nov 26 '12 at 22:20