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Mobile App Chapter 11: Q 95. (page 1103)
In your own words, define a parabola.
Short Answer
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A parabola is an open plane curve in which all points in a plane are equal to the distance from a fixed point (focus) and a fixed-line (directrix) of the parabola.
Step by step solution
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Step 1. Define parabola.
A parabola is an open plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the cone so that all points in a plane are equal to the distance from a fixed point and a fixed line, where fixed point is defined as the focus and the fixed line is defined as the directrix of the parabola.
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Step 2. Explain the graph of parabola.
Consder the graph of parabola that opens upwards.
The graph is shown below:
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