It's the focus LOcs!!
it's called the focus
A vertex is the highest or lowest point in a parabola.
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Locus
One definition of a parabola is the set of points that are equidistant from a given line called the directrix and a given point called the focus. So, no. The distances are not different, they are the same. The distance between the directrix and a given point on the parabola will always be the same as the distance between that same point on the parabola and the focus. Any point where those two distances are equal would be on the parabola somewhere and all the points where those two distances are different would not be on the parabola. Note that the distance from a point to the directrix is definied as the perpendicular distance (also known as the minimum distance).
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.
i think its the vertex.
it's called the focus
it's called the focus
focus
directrix
directrix
It is called the directrix.
Vertex
A parabola is NOT a point, it is the whole curve.
directrix
The vertex of a parabola is the highest point if the parabola opens downward, making it a maximum point. Conversely, if the parabola opens upward, the vertex is the lowest point, known as a minimum. Thus, whether the vertex is the highest or lowest point depends on the direction in which the parabola opens.