Parabola Definition & Parabolic Shape Equation

parabola  Recall, that the General Form of a parabola is y = ax2 + bx + c In order to find the vertex from this form, you must first find the x-coordinate of the vertex A parabola is all points in a plane that are the same distance from a fixed point and a fixed line The fixed point is called the focus, and the fixed line is

A parabola indicates an equation of a curve, such that a point on the curve is equidistant from a fixed point, and a fixed line This fixed Quadratic EquationParabola Grapher This document is designed to allow you to solve ax^2+bx+c=0 equations 1 a x 2+ b x + c 2 a =1 negative 100−100 100

Like the ellipse and hyperbola, the parabola can also be defined by a set of points in the coordinate plane A parabola is the set of all The equation of a parabola can be described by the set of parametric equations: x = p t 2 , y = 2 p t which basically gives us the form y 2 = 4 p x