Parabolas

Parabolas

1. Curve where any point is at an equal distance from: a fixed point (focus), and a fixed straight line (directrix)

2. PARTS

   • The vertex (where the parabola makes its sharpest turn) is halfway between the focus and directrix.
   • The axis of symmetry (goes through the focus, at right angles to the directrix)

3. REFERENCES

   • Parabolas. (2015). In MathIsFun. Retrieved from https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parabola.html

4. IN REAL LIFE

5. GRAPHS

6. EQUATION

   • y=ax^2+bx+c

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