document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55886>Question 55886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can an asymptote look like a parabola? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37892 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=37892\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Asymptote is not the curve it is a feature of the curve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a curve approaches arbitrarily close to some line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the curve is said to have an asympote at that position.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, can a parabola have an asymptote?  The answer to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is no.  Parabolas have x values that cover the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "entire x-axis or y values that cover the entire y-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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