Yes, it does.
the axis of symmetry
The highest or lowest point of the parabola, it is the point that is closest to the focus. The extreme point lies on the axis of symmetry
Yes, all parabolas are symmetrical. They exhibit a reflective symmetry about their vertical axis, which is the line that passes through the vertex and is perpendicular to the directrix. This symmetry means that for any point on one side of the parabola, there is a corresponding point on the opposite side at an equal distance from the axis of symmetry.
The vertical line containing the vertex of a parabola is called the axis of symmetry. This line is perpendicular to the directrix and divides the parabola into two mirror-image halves. For a parabola defined by the equation (y = ax^2 + bx + c), the axis of symmetry can be found using the formula (x = -\frac{b}{2a}).
The formula to find the axis of symmetry for a quadratic function in the form (y = ax^2 + bx + c) is given by (x = -\frac{b}{2a}). This vertical line divides the parabola into two mirror-image halves. The axis of symmetry passes through the vertex of the parabola and is crucial for graphing the function.
Its extremum is on its axis of symmetry.
The line of symmetry located on a parabola is right down the center. A parabola is a U shape. Depending on the direction of the parabola it either has a x axis of symmetry or y axis of symmetry. You should have two equal sides of the parabola.
Parallel to the y-axis, going through the highest/lowest point of the parabola (if the parabola is negative/positive, respectively).
The axis of symmetry is x = -2.
There's the vertex (turning point), axis of symmetry, the roots, the maximum or minimum, and of course the parabola which is the curve.
the axis of symmetry
The highest or lowest point of the parabola, it is the point that is closest to the focus. The extreme point lies on the axis of symmetry
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Did you mean a parabola with equation y=3x^2? The line of symmetry is x=0 or the y-axis.
How about y = (x - 2)2 = x2 - 4x + 4 ? That is the equation of a parabola whose axis of symmetry is the vertical line, x = 2. Its vertex is located at the point (2, 0).
Yes, all parabolas are symmetrical. They exhibit a reflective symmetry about their vertical axis, which is the line that passes through the vertex and is perpendicular to the directrix. This symmetry means that for any point on one side of the parabola, there is a corresponding point on the opposite side at an equal distance from the axis of symmetry.
Line of symmetry: x = 3