Theory of Intelligence
12TH•Mathematics•Conic Section•6.2 The Parabola

Introduction

Definition by eccentricity e = 1, standard equations y^2 = 4ax and x^2 = 4ay, focus, directrix, and latus rectum.

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Introduction

A parabola is the locus of a point whose distance from a fixed point (focus) equals its perpendicular distance from a fixed line (directrix), corresponding to eccentricity e=1e = 1.

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