Who gave the names parabola and hyperbola?
AApollonius
BArchimedes
CAristarchus
DAnaximander
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Apollonius
1. He was a Greek geometer.
2. The names have been used ever since.
3. They were given by Apollonius.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Mathematics, Ch 10 'Conic Sections'_
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