table of contents parabola - definition and equations consider a fixed point f in the plane which we...
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Parabola - Definition and Equations
• Consider a fixed point F in the plane which we shall call the focus, and a line which we will call the directrix ...
• Select a point in the plane such that it is the same distance from the focus as it is from the directrix ...
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Parabola - Definition and Equations
• Select another point that is equidistant from the focus and directrix ...
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• If we were to continue to find all of the points in the plane that are equidistant from the focus and the directirx, the result would be a parabola ...
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Parabola - Definition and Equations
• Using the definition of a parabola in a coordinate plane, the equations are found to be as follows.
)ky(p4)hx( 2 Vertical Axis of Symmetry Horizontal Axis of Symmetry
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)hx(p4)ky( 2
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Parabola - Definition and Equations