Hello everybody. I want to draw a parabola and latex has the following command:
parabola[options]{arrows}(x0,y0)(x1,y1). What should i do?
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Johannes_B
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drawing a parabola
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Can you give any information where this command is coming from and what you are trying to do?
Can you give any information where this command is coming from and what you are trying to do?
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% arara: xelatex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pst-plot}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}(-4,-4)(4,4)
\psparabola(2,4)(0,0)
\end{pspicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) parabola (1.5,2.25) ;
\draw (0,0) parabola (-1.5,2.25) ;
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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napostolou0
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Re: drawing a parabola
You have already helped a lot! Thank you!