Parts of Parabola

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Vertex

  • is the extreme point

  • determines the highest or lowest value/point in the parabola/graph

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Focus

  • fixed point in the parabola

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Directrix

  • a fixed line

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Latus Rectum

  • a line that passes through the focus

  • perpendicular to the Axis of Symmetry

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Axis of Symmetry

  • a line that divides the parabola into 2 parts

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Parabola

  • a collection of points that are equidistant from a fixed point and a fixed line

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