Its length is four times the distance between the vertex and the directrix. b. Its endpoints have the same ordinates if the parabola is facing sideways. c. It passes through the focus. d. Its length is twice the distance between the focus and the directrix.

Its length is four times the distance between the vertex and the directrix. b. Its endpoints have the same ordinates if the parabola is facing sideways. c. It passes through the focus. d. Its length is twice the distance between the focus and the directrix.

Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305071742

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

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Chapter12: Conic Sections

Section12.1: Parabolas

Problem 1E: A parabola is the set of all points in the plane that are equidistant from a fixed point called the...

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a. Its length is four times the distance between the vertex and the directrix. b. Its endpoints have the same ordinates if the parabola is facing sideways. c. It passes through the focus. d. Its length is twice the distance between the focus and the directrix.