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Hyperbolic Paraboloid Embracing an Elliptic Paraboloid


	This Demonstration shows two elliptic paraboloids that have one tangent point. One of these is modified to be a hyperbolic paraboloid, which results in a tangent curve.


	Contributed by: Alejandro R. Barroso

Elliptic Paraboloid (Wolfram MathWorld)

Hyperbolic Paraboloid (Wolfram MathWorld)

Tangent (Wolfram MathWorld)

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Contributed by: Alejandro R. Barroso

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