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parabola

• a curve having every point an equal distance from
a fixed point (the focus) and a fixed line (the directrix).
• the graph of a quadratic equation.
• one of the four conic sections.

EXAMPLE:
parabola
parabola conic sections

Parabola Interactive Graphs
http://www.intmath.com/plane-analytic-geometry/parabola-interactive.php

Applications in Real Life
http://www.intmath.com/plane-analytic-geometry/4-parabola.php


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