SOLUTION: Since all quadratic expressions form parabolas, are all parabolas quadratic expressions?

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Question 609582: Since all quadratic expressions form parabolas, are all parabolas quadratic expressions?
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Any function that has a parabola for a graph is a quadratic function. However the converse is NOT true. It is NOT true that ALL quadratic expressions form parabolas. is a circle, not a parabola.

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