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Parabola is the point at which the parabola is at its lowest or highest point?
A parabola is NOT a point, it is the whole curve.
How many foci does a parabola have?
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. ■
What the the vertex of a parabola?
The vertex would be the point where both sides of the parabola meet.
How would you check correctness of a parabola?
The answer depends on what information you have and what form you are checking.The functional form of a parabola is y = ax2+ bx + c where a, b and c are real and a >0. If that is the case then, functionally it is a parabola.The graph of a parabola has a single turning point and is symmetric about its axis. But that is not enough. The graph of y = ax4+ bx2 + c or y = ax6+ bx3+ c have similar shapes but they are not parabolas.Find the axis. This should be easy because the parabola is symmetric about its axis. Draw a number of lines parallel to the axis. Where they meet the parabola, reflect them. These reflected lines should all meet at the same point which is the focus of the parabola.
How do you know if a parabola has a minimum or maximum value?
When you look at the parabola if it opens downwards then the parabola has a maximum value (because it is the highest point on the graph) if it opens upward then the parabola has a minimum value (because it's the lowest possible point on the graph)
What are the steps solving a parabola?
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"?
What is another name for a turning point in a parabola?
Vertex
Parts of a parabola?
There's the vertex (turning point), axis of symmetry, the roots, the maximum or minimum, and of course the parabola which is the curve.
Parabola is the point at which the parabola is at its lowest or highest point?
A parabola is NOT a point, it is the whole curve.
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 lowest or highest point in a parabola?
A vertex is the highest or lowest point in a parabola.
What is the extreme point of a parabola?
The extreme point it the highest or lowest point of the parabola (depending if it is concave downwards or upwards). It is the point of the parabola tat is closest to the focus. the extreme point lies on the axis of symmetry.
What is the point directly above the focus?
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.
What is the extreme point on a parabola?
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
Where is the point on the parabola for the maximum area?
The point on the parabola where the maximum area occurs is at the vertex of the parabola. This is because the vertex represents the maximum or minimum point of a parabolic function.
How many foci does a parabola have?
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. ■
The distance from the green point on the parabola to the parabola's focus is 9 What is the distance from the green point to the directrix?
9
