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Standard: G-GPE.2 Derive the equation of a parabola given a focus and directrix.
Suppose that you draw the line and plot the point
( ). Then plot several points P that appear to be the same
distance from the line as they are from the point F.
√( ) ( ) √( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )
( ) ( )
( )
Summary
The last equation is of the form ( ) . In Lesson
7-5, you learned that the graph of such an equation is a
parabola with vertex ( ) and axis . Therefore, the
graph of the set of points P is a parabola with vertex ( ) and
axis . The following general definition of a parabola is
stated in terms of distance.
Parabola:
A parabola is the set of all points equidistant from a fixed
line, called the directrix, and a fixed point not on the line,
called the focus.
The important features of a parabola are shown in the diagram
below. Notice that the vertex is midway between the focus and
the directrix.
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Exercise 1: The vertex of a parabola is ( ) and the directrix is the line
. Find the focus of the parabola. Draw a sketch
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Example 2: Find an equation of the parabola having the point ( ) as
focus and the line as directrix. Draw the curve and label
the vertex V, the focus F, the directrix, and the axis of
symmetry.
√( ) ( ) √( ) ( ( ))
( ) ( )
( )
( ) ( )
( )
x y
8
0 5
2
0 1
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Exercise 2: Find an equation of the parabola that has focus ( ) and
directrix . Then graph the parabola.
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Exercise 2 Find an equation of the parabola that has focus ( ) and directrix
continued: . Then graph the parabola.
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Exercise 2 Find an equation of the parabola that has focus ( ) and
continued: vertex ( ). Then graph the parabola.
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If the distance between the vertex and the focus of a parabola
is | |, then it can be shown that in the equation of the
parabola
focus ( ),
directrix ,
and
axis of symmetry .
focus ( ),
directrix ,
and
axis of symmetry .
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Example 3: Find the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the
parabola . Then graph the parabola.
( ) ( )
( )
Since,
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Exercise 3: Find the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the
parabola . Then graph the parabola.
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Exercise 3, Find the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the
continued: parabola . Then graph the parabola.
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Exercise 3, Find the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the
continued: parabola . Then graph the parabola.
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Example 4: Find an equation of the parabola that has vertex (4, 2) and
directrix .
Exercise 4: Find an equation of the parabola that has vertex (3, 1) and
directrix . Graph the result.
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Exercise 4, Find an equation of the parabola that has vertex (3,-5) and
continued: directrix . Graph the result.
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