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This shape is given by polar equation r equals one divided by the quantity one minus sine theta. The length of the latus rectum in these shapes is equal to four times (15[1])the distance between their vertex and focus. An inverse of this shape is known as a cardioid. By definition, this shape is the set of all points in a plane equidistant from the (*) focus and directrix. These shapes have an eccentricity of one. Galileo showed that objects undergoing projectile motion follow this shape. For 10 points, name this conic section graphed by the quadratic equation y equals x squared, that is contrasted with the hyperbola? ■END■

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