Accelerated Pre-Calculus

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Conic Sections - Parabola

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Identify the vertex, focus, axis of symmetry, directrix, length of the latus rectum, intercepts on the axis
parallel to the axis of symmetry, and intercepts on the axis perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of each.
Then sketch the graph.
1) x( y)

2) x( y)

4) x y

3) x( y)

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5) x( y)

6) x( y)

8) y x

7) x( y)

9) y

( x)

10) x y

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Identify the vertex, focus, axis of symmetry, directrix, direction of opening, length of the latus rectum,
y-intercept, and x-intercepts of each. Then sketch the graph.
11) x x y

12) x x y

16) x x y

14) x x y

15) x x y

13) x x y

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17) x x y

18) x x y

19) x x y

20) x x y

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Answers to Conic Sections - Parabola

1)

2)

( )

Vertex: (, )

Focus: ,

Axis of Sym.: y

Directrix: x
x

Latus rectum: unit

x-int:
y-int: and

Vertex: (, )

Focus: ,

Axis of Sym.: y

Directrix: x
x

Latus rectum: unit

x-int:
y-int: and

( )

Vertex: (, )

Focus:
,

Axis of Sym.: y

Directrix: x
x

Latus rectum: unit

x-int:
y-int: None

Vertex: ,

Focus: (, )
Axis of Sym.: x
Directrix: y
Latus rectum: units
x

y-int:

x-int: and

( )

Vertex: (, )

Focus: ,

Axis of Sym.: x

Directrix: y
x

Latus rectum: units

y-int:
x-int: None

( )

Vertex: (, )

Focus:
,

Axis of Sym.: y

Directrix: x
x

Latus rectum: units

x-int:
y-int: and

10)

( )

8)

9)

Vertex: (, )

Focus:
,

Axis of Sym.: y

Directrix: x
x

Latus rectum: units

x-int:
y-int: None

Vertex: (, )

Focus:
,

Axis of Sym.: y

Directrix: x
x

Latus rectum: units

x-int:
y-int:

6)

7)

( )

4)

5)

Vertex: (, )

Focus: ,

Axis of Sym.: y

Directrix: x
x

Latus rectum: unit

x-int:
y-int: and

3)

Vertex:

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Focus:
,

(
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)

Directrix: x

Latus rectum: units

x-int:
y-int: and
Axis of Sym.: y

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11)

12)

13)

Axis of Sym.: x

Directrix: y

Focus: ,

Vertex:

Axis of Sym.: x

Vertex: (, )

Focus: ,

Axis of Sym.: x

Directrix: y
x

Opens: Down

Latus rectum: units

y-int:
x-int: None

Focus: ,

(
(

)
)

Vertex:

Directrix: y

Opens: Down
Latus rectum: unit
y-int:
x-int: and

16)

( )
( )

Directrix: y

Opens: Down
Latus rectum: unit
y-int:
x-int: and

Vertex: (, )

Focus: ,

Axis of Sym.: x

Directrix: y
x

Opens: Down
Latus rectum: unit
y-int:
x-int: None

Axis of Sym.: x

18)

Opens: Up
Latus rectum: unit
y-int:
x-int: and

( )
( )

17)

Vertex:

Vertex: ,

Focus: ,

Focus: ,

( )
( )

Vertex: (, )

Focus: ,

Axis of Sym.: x

Directrix: y
x

Opens: Up
Latus rectum: unit
y-int:
x-int: and

15)

( )

14)

Vertex: (, )

Focus: ,

Axis of Sym.: x

Directrix: y
x

Opens: Up
Latus rectum: unit
y-int:
x-int: and

Axis of Sym.: x

Directrix: y

Opens: Up

Latus rectum:

units

y-int:
x-int: and

19)

20)

Vertex: (, )
Focus: (, )
Axis of Sym.: x
Directrix: y
Opens: Down
xLatus rectum: units
y-int:
x-int: None

Vertex:

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Focus: ,

(
(

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Axis of Sym.: x

Directrix: y

Opens: Up
Latus rectum: unit
y-int:
x-int: and

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