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What is the name of the point that you use to define a parabola?
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∙ 13y ago
it's called the focus
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∙ 13y ago
Toby You
Vertex
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Finding area of a parabola?
This is a calculus question. You would need to use an integral.
What is the name of a tool you use in math that has an pencil on one side and a point on the other side it is to make circles?
A compass.
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What is the name of the point you use to define a parabola?
All of the points on a parabola define a parabola. However, the vertex is the point in which the y value is only used for one point on the parabola.
What is the name of the point that use to define a parabola?
i think its the vertex.
What is the name of the line that you use to define a parabola?
directrix
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It is called the directrix.
Is there another not as common name for a parabola?
The parabola is a type of conic section, . The problem is that this is not a descriptive as the if the word "parabola" is used. The reason is that it is not the only geometric shape that can be derived by slicing a cone with a plane. Use the link below to see a drawing and learn more.
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Yes.
An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a parabola with its vertex at the vertex of the parabola how do you find the length of the equilateral triangle?
First you need more details about the parabola. Then - if the parabola opens upward - you can assume that the lowest point of the triangle is at the vertex; write an equation for each of the lines in the equilateral triangle. These lines will slope upwards (or downwards) at an angle of 60°; you must convert that to a slope (using the tangent function). Once you have the equation of the lines and the parabola, solve them simultaneously to check at what points they cross. Finally you can use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the length.
How do you do a parabola?
A parabola is a graph of a 2nd degree polynomial function. Two graph a parabola, you must factor the polynomial equation and solve for the roots and the vertex. If factoring doesn't work, use the quadratic equation.
What careers use parabolas?
One career that might use a parabola is a mathematics teacher. Geometry teachers might also use parabolas. A parabola is a line consisting of points that are connected and spaced unilaterally.
How did Rene Descartes use the parabola?
Descartes used the parabola to illustrate algebraic equations. He put these equations on a visible plane using the Cartesian coordinate system and they sometimes took the shape of a "u" curve, or a parabola.
Use the word parabola in a sentence?
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How do you find the equation of a parabola if you know the vertex and a point it passes through?
Use this form: y= a(x-h)² + k ; plug in the x and y coordinates of the vertex into (h,k) and then the other point coordinates into (x,y) and solve for a.
