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3 PARABOLA
Definition : A parabola is the set of all points in a plane equidistant
from a fixed point , F ( Focus ) and a fixed straight line ( called
directrix ) in the plane .
F Focus
Fixed straight line Directrix
Axis A line through the focus perpendicular to the directrix
V Vertex , the point on the axis halfway between directrix
and focus
Equation of a parabola with vertex V(0,0)
1 ) The axis is at x-axis
(a) y2 = 4ax , x >0
( b) y2 = 4ax ,a < 0
2 ) The axis is at y - axis
(a)
x = 4ay , a>0
2 X2 = 4ay , a <0
Equation of a parabola with vertex V (h , k)