SOLUTION: Can two parabolas be parallel? if so, how?

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Question 28001: Can two parabolas be parallel? if so, how?
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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THEY ARE NOT EXACTLY PARALLEL...POINT TO POINT...BUT THEY CAN BE SAID TO BE PARALLEL.THEY ARE OBTAINED BY SHIFTING THE VERTEX.THE 2 EQBS ARE
Y=X^2
AND Y - 5 = X^2