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Conic Sections: The Parabola
Applied Mathematics · Chapter 14 · Unit 3: Coordinate Geometry
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- Conics as sections of a cone; focus, directrix, eccentricity and latus rectum; PS = e PL
- Standard parabolas y^2 = 4ax, x^2 = 4ay, y^2 = -4ax, x^2 = -4ay: sketches, focus, vertex, directrix, axis and latus rectum
- Equation of a parabola from its focus and directrix; applications