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Curve

math Maturity 7-9

A curve is a line that bends.

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Parabola.svg
It is not straight. Think of a dot moving on paper. The dot leaves a path behind. This path is a curve.
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Hélice.gif
It can go round and round. Do you see curves in your room?

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Parabola.svg
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Newgrange Entrance Stone.jpg
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Conic sections with plane.svg
File:Folium Of Descartes.svg
Folium Of Descartes.svg
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Hélice.gif
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Fractal dragon curve.jpg
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