12. Connecting Algebra and Geometry Through Coordinates
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Grades 9-12
12.03 Parabolas in the coordinate plane
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Consider the parabola $x^2=16y$x2=16y.
a
Does the parabola open upwards or downwards?
Upwards
A
Downwards
B
b
State the coordinates of its vertex.
c
Solve for $a$a, the focal length of the parabola.
d
State the coordinates of the focus.
e
State the equation of its directrix.
Easy
3min
Consider the parabola $x^2=16y$x2=16y.
Easy
3min
Consider the parabola $x^2=-\frac{1}{3}y$x2=−13y.
Easy
3min
Consider the parabola $y^2=8x$y2=8x.
Easy
1min
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