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The Parabola Worksheet Template

PRE-CALCULUS/TRIG 3

Name:_________________________________ Date:_____________

A parabola is the set of points that are equidistant from a fixed line called the ________________________ and a

fixed point called the _________________________ not on the line.

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The distance from a point to a line is the length of the segment

from the point _______________________ to the line.

You are used to knowing standard form of an equation as:

In conic sections, we are finding a more general equation that is

independent of the orientation (opens up, down, left or right).

_______________________________

p is the distance from the _________________________ to the _________________________

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FP = ____________________________

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PQ = ____________________________

Standard form of a parabola with vertex at origin opening up or down:

 __________________________

Axis of symmetry: _________

Directrix: _______________

Standard form of a parabola with vertex at origin opening left or right:

 __________________________

Axis of symmetry: _________

Directrix: _______________

The Parabola Worksheet Template