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Is The Eiffel Tower A Parabola?

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Determining if the Eiffel tower is a Parabola:
The conic types are - parabola, hyperbola, ellipse, and circle. The conic section of The Eiffel Tower is at the base of the tower. Thus, the conic section of the Eiffel Tower forms a Parabola.
Hence, The Eiffel Tower is an example of a parabola

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