Parabola
Parabola
Parabola
x2 = -4y
3y2 = 24x
(y-5/2) 2 =
-5(x-9/2)
Complete the table
3x2 = 8y
(x-2) 2 =
2(y+3)
SEATWORK #4
Complete the table
vertex focus directrix Axis of opening
symmet
ry
y2 = 8x (0,0) (2,0) x = -2 y=0 Right
3x2 = 8y
(x-2) 2 =
2(y+3)
directrix axis of opening
equation vertex focus
symmetry
(y-k)2 =
+4a(x- (h,k) (h+a,k) x=h-a y=k Right(+a)
h) x=h+a Left(-a)
(x-h)2 =
+4a(y-k) (h,k) (h,k+a) y=k-a x=h Up(+a)
y=k+a Down(-)
GRAPHS of PARABOLAS
Ends of Latus
equation vertex focus directrix Rectum
R1 R2
(y-k)2 =
+4a(x- (h,k) (h+a,k) x=h-a (h+a, (h+a,
h) x=h+a k+2a) k-2a)
(x-h)2 =
+4a(y-k) (h,k) (h,k+a) y=k-a (h+2a (h+2a
y=k+a ,k+a) ,k+a)
Find the vertex, focus, directrix and the latus rectum for each equation
𝑥 2 = 16𝑦
𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎, 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑢𝑝
𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑥: (0,0)
𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎
16 = 4𝑎
𝑦 = −4
𝑎=4
𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠
(0,0 + 𝑎)
𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑚
(0,4)
𝑥 2 = 16𝑦
𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥
𝑥 2 = 16(4)
𝑦 = 0−𝑎
𝑥 2 = 64
𝑦 = −4
𝑥 = ±8
(−8,4) (8,4)
Analyzing a Parabola
Find the coordinates of the vertex and focus,
the equation of the directrix, the axis of symmetry,
and the direction of opening of (x + 1)2 = (y - 2)
4a = 1
a = 0.25
parabola opens to upward.
vertex is (-1, 2).
focus is ( -1, 2.25 ).
directrix is y = 1.75 .
axis of symmetry is x = -1 .
Find the vertex and the focus given: 𝑦 2 + 10𝑦 + 𝑥 + 20 = 0
𝑦 2 + 10𝑦 + 𝑥 + 20 = 0
𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑥
𝑦2 + 10𝑦 = −𝑥 − 20
(5, −5)
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒
𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎
10
=5 52 = 25 1 = 4𝑎
2
1
𝑦 2 + 10𝑦 + 25 = −𝑥 − 20 + 25 𝑎=
4
(𝑦 + 5)2 = −𝑥 + 5
𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠
(𝑦 + 5)2 = −(𝑥 − 5)
1
𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 (5 − , −5)
4
3
(4 , −5)
4
Find the equation given the focus (0, -2) and the directrix, x = 2
𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎
2+0
𝑎=
2
𝑎=1
𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑥
(1, −2)
𝑥=2
𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 (𝑦 − 𝑘)2 = −4𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)
(𝑦 − −2)2 = −4(1)(𝑥 − 1)
(𝑦 + 2)2 = −4(𝑥 − 1)
Find the equation given the vertex (3, 1) and the focus (3, 5)
𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎
𝑎 =5−1
𝑎=4
𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑦 = −3
(𝑥 − 𝑘)2 = 4𝑎(𝑦 − ℎ)
(𝑥 − 3)2 = 4(4)(𝑦 − 1)
(𝑥 − 3)2 = 16(𝑦 − 1)
𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑢𝑝
𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥
𝑦 =1−4
𝑦 = −3