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GeometryElementary Geometry for College StudentsFor Exercises 21 to 26, use the grid and your compass (as needed) to locate several points on the parabola having the given focus F and directrix d . Then sketch the parabola that is characterized by these points.
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For Exercises 21 to 26, use the grid and your compass (as needed) to locate several points on the parabola having the given focus F and directrix d . Then sketch the parabola that is characterized by these points.

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For Exercises 21 to 26, use the grid and your compass (as needed) to locate several points on the parabola having the given focus F and directrix d . Then sketch the parabola that is characterized by these points.

Chapter 7.1, Problem 26E, For Exercises 21 to 26, use the grid and your compass as needed to locate several points on the

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