Suppose a and b are positive numbers. Sketch the parabolas y2 = 4a2 - 4ax      and         y2 = 4b2 + 4bx in the same diagram. Show that they intersect atand that each “a-parabola” is orthogonal to every “b-parabola".

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Suppose a and b are positive numbers. Sketch the parabolas

y2 = 4a2 - 4ax      and         y2 = 4b2 + 4bx

in the same diagram. Show that they intersect at
and that each “a-parabola” is orthogonal to every “b-parabola".

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