The Square Root of A Quadratic Function
The square root of a quadratic function gives rise to one of the four conic sections, almost always either to an ellipse or to a hyperbola. If then the equation describes a hyperbola. The axis of the hyperbola is determined by the ordinate of the minimum point of the corresponding parabola .
If the ordinate is negative, then the hyperbola's axis is horizontal. If the ordinate is positive, then the hyperbola's axis is vertical.
If then the equation describes either an ellipse or nothing at all. If the ordinate of the maximum point of the corresponding parabola is positive, then its square root describes an ellipse, but if the ordinate is negative then it describes an empty locus of points.
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