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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> The system calculates the following properties for a Parabola:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Angle of inclination of the transverse axis rotation.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Spread One</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Measures the distance between two lines parallel to the axis of symmetry, one line passing through one end point and the other line passing through the other end point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Measures the distance between the vertex and a line parallel to the directrix and intersecting the furthermost end points of the parabola.</p>
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