The focus of a parabola is a fixed point that lies on the axis of the parabola "p" units from the vertex.
It can be found by the parabola equations in standard form:
(x-h)^2=4p(y-k)
or
(y-k)^2=4p(x-h)
depending on the shape of the parabola.
The vertex is defined by (h,k). Solve for p and count that many units from the vertex in the direction away from the directrix. (your focus should be inside the curve of your parabola)
It is the apex of the parabola.
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It's the focus LOcs!!
Given a straight line (a directrix) and a point (the focus) which is not on that line, a parabola is locus of all points whose distance form the directrix is the same as its distance from the focus.
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The point directly above the focus is the vertex of the parabola. The focus is a specific point on the axis of symmetry of the parabola, and the vertex is the point on the parabola that is closest to the focus.
It is the apex of the parabola.
A parabola has a single focus point. There is a line running perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the parabola called the directrix. A line running from the focus to a point on the parabola is going to have the same distance as from the point on the parabola to the closest point of the directrix. In theory you could look at a parabola as being an ellipse with one focus at infinity, but that really doesn't help any. ■
Because that is how a parabola is defined!
"From the geometric point of view, the given point is the focus of the parabola and the given line is its directrix. It can be shown that the line of symmetry of the parabola is the line perpendicular to the directrix through the focus. The vertex of the parabola is the point of the parabola that is closest to both the focus and directrix."-http://www.personal.kent.edu/~rmuhamma/Algorithms/MyAlgorithms/parabola.htm"A line perpendicular to the axis of symmetry used in the definition of a parabola. A parabola is defined as follows: For a given point, called the focus, and a given line not through the focus, called the directrix, a parabola is the locus, or set of points, such that the distance to the focus equals the distance to the directrix."-http://www.mathwords.com/d/directrix_parabola.htm
The primary focal chord of a parabola is a line segment that passes through the focus of the parabola and has its endpoints on the parabola itself. For a standard parabola defined by the equation (y^2 = 4px), the focus is located at the point ((p, 0)). The primary focal chord is unique in that it is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the parabola and is the longest chord that can be drawn through the focus.
The answer will depend onwhat you mean by "solving a parabola". A parabola has a directrix and a focus, a turning point, 0 1 or 2 roots and so on. Which of these is "solving"?The answer will depend onwhat you mean by "solving a parabola". A parabola has a directrix and a focus, a turning point, 0 1 or 2 roots and so on. Which of these is "solving"?The answer will depend onwhat you mean by "solving a parabola". A parabola has a directrix and a focus, a turning point, 0 1 or 2 roots and so on. Which of these is "solving"?The answer will depend onwhat you mean by "solving a parabola". A parabola has a directrix and a focus, a turning point, 0 1 or 2 roots and so on. Which of these is "solving"?
Only that it defines the parabola! Other than that, it is irrelevant.
In a parabola, the distance from any point on the parabola to the focus is equal to the distance from that point to the directrix. Since the distance from the green point on the parabola to the focus is given as 9, the distance from the green point to the directrix is also 9. Thus, both distances are equal.
A parabola.
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It is the vertex of the parabola.