Parabola focus & directrix review

Straight Handle Parabola Deep hole drill Lengthened

In this section we will be graphing parabolas We introduce the vertex and axis of symmetry for a parabola and give a process for graphing

parabola If you have the equation of a parabola in vertex form y = a 2 + k , then the vertex is at and the focus is

parabola The meaning of PARABOLA is a plane curve generated by a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line