Parabolas

Parabolas

1. What is a parabola?

   • A parabola is a curve where any point is at an equal distance from: a fixed point (the focus ), and a fixed straight line (the directrix ).

2. What is the vertex of a parabola?

   • The vertex is halfway between the focus and directrix.

3. What is a parabola's axis of symmetry?

   • The axis of symmetry (goes through the focus, at right angles to the directrix.

4. What is the equation of a parabola?

5. APA Reference: Parabola. (n.d.). In Math is fun. Retrieved February 27, 2018, from https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parabola.html

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