How many times in the parabola does a line intersect?

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asked Mar 5, 2023 103k views

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Levzettelin · Answer 1 · 2023-03-12T05:25:55+0000

The line can intersect the parabola at one or two points.

See the example below.

The black line intersects the parabola at (1, -1)

The blue line intersects the parabola at two points: (0, 0) and (4, 8).