Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 79 views

    Lesson 3 - Parabola

    Uploaded by

    Mattheus Marcus Contreras
    Here are the steps to graph this parabola: 1. The standard form is (x - h)2 = 4p(y - k) 2. Comparing to the given equation: h = 1 k = -2 p = -8 3. The vertex is V(1,-2) 4. The axis of symmetry is the vertical line x = 1 5. The focus is (1, -2 - 8) = (1, -10) 6. The directrix is the horizontal line y = -2 - 8 = -10 7. Since p is negative, the parabola opens downward 8. Graph the vertex, axis of symmetry, focus

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Lesson 3 - Parabola

    Uploaded by

    Mattheus Marcus Contreras
    79 views25 pages
    Here are the steps to graph this parabola: 1. The standard form is (x - h)2 = 4p(y - k) 2. Comparing to the given equation: h = 1 k = -2 p = -8 3. The vertex is V(1,-2) 4. The axis of symmetry is the vertical line x = 1 5. The focus is (1, -2 - 8) = (1, -10) 6. The directrix is the horizontal line y = -2 - 8 = -10 7. Since p is negative, the parabola opens downward 8. Graph the vertex, axis of symmetry, focus

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Here are the steps to graph this parabola: 1. The standard form is (x - h)2 = 4p(y - k) 2. Comparing to the given equation: h = 1 k = -2 p = -8 3. The vertex is V(1,-2) 4. The axis of symmetry is the vertical line x = 1 5. The focus is (1, -2 - 8) = (1, -10) 6. The directrix is the horizontal line y = -2 - 8 = -10 7. Since p is negative, the parabola opens downward 8. Graph the vertex, axis of symmetry, focus

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    79 views25 pages

    Lesson 3 - Parabola

    Uploaded by

    Mattheus Marcus Contreras
    Here are the steps to graph this parabola: 1. The standard form is (x - h)2 = 4p(y - k) 2. Comparing to the given equation: h = 1 k = -2 p = -8 3. The vertex is V(1,-2) 4. The axis of symmetry is the vertical line x = 1 5. The focus is (1, -2 - 8) = (1, -10) 6. The directrix is the horizontal line y = -2 - 8 = -10 7. Since p is negative, the parabola opens downward 8. Graph the vertex, axis of symmetry, focus

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 25

    LESSON 3 : PARABOLA

    Instructor: Mattheus Marcus Contreras


    LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • Define a parabola
    • Determine the standard forms of equation of a parabola
    • Graph a parabola in a rectangular coordinate system
    • Solve problems involving parabolas
    REMINDERS/ SUGGESTIONS:
    1) Take down notes and summarize.
    2) Use graphing calculator.
    Desmos Online: https://www.desmos.com/calculator
    Desmos App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.desmos.calculator&hl=en
    3) Listen attentively.
    What is a Parabola?
    OBSERVATIONS
    • “PARA” = SIDE BY SIDE and
    “BOLA” = TO THROW
    • Geometric Figure related to
    throwing or bouncing
    OBSERVATIONS
    • Parabolas are CURVES.
    • U- or C-shaped
    • Opening upward, downward, to
    the left or to the right.
    • Curves -> described by
    equations -> Standard Form
    OBSERVATIONS
    • Parabolas are
    EVERYWHERE.
    • Satellite Dish
    • Light and Optics
    • Buildings and Bridges
    • Art
    • Sports/Ballistics
    • Computer Science
    • Medicine
    • Etc...
    Can you name other
    situations/fields where
    parabolas are observed/used?
    DEFINITIONS
    • Double-Napped Cone Definition
    • The plane cutting the cone is at an angle equal to
    the vertex angle of the cone.
    • The plane is parallel to the slant(generator) at a
    distance.
    • This also means that the plane can cut only one
    cone.
    DEFINITIONS
    • Locus Definition
    • The parabola is defined as the
    locus of a point which moves so
    that it is always the same
    distance from a fixed point
    (called the focus) and a given
    line (called the directrix).
    DEFINITIONS
    • Locus Definition
    • NOTE: Eccentricity - ratio of the distance from any point on the conic section to
    its focus and the perpendicular distance from that point to the nearest directrix.

    Since the lengths are equidistant, this gives us a ratio of 1. Hence, the eccentricity
    of the parabola is always 1.
    In your own words, how do
    you define a parabola?
    Elements of a Parabola
    ELEMENTS OF A PARABOLA
    1) Vertex
    • The point where the parabola crosses its axis of
    symmetry.
    • The extreme point of the parabola.
    • The point where the parabola changes direction.
    • The point halfway between the focus and the
    directrix.
    • Notation: V(h,k)
    • where h = horizontal movement from the origin
    k = vertical movement from the origin
    ELEMENTS OF A PARABOLA
    2) Axis of symmetry
    • The line connecting the vertex and the focus which
    divides the parabola into two equal halves
    • Notation:
    x = h if the parabola opens upward or downwards
    y = k if the parabola opens to the left or right
    ELEMENTS OF A PARABOLA
    3) Focal Distance
    • Also called the Focal Length
    • The distance from the origin to the
    focus, and from the origin to the
    directrix.
    • NOTE: We take its absolute value
    because distance is positive.
    • Notation: p
    ELEMENTS OF A PARABOLA
    4) Focus
    • Also called the Focal Point.
    • The point away from a curved line, around
    which the parabola bends.
    • Intersection of the Axis of Symmetry and
    the Latus Rectum
    • It is always a distance of p away from the
    vertex.
    • Notation:
    F(h ± p, k) if axis of symmetry is horizontal
    F(h, k ± p) if axis of symmetry is vertical
    ELEMENTS OF A PARABOLA
    5) Directrix
    • A line used to construct and define a conic
    section;
    • a parabola has one directrix;

    • Notation:
    x = h ± p if axis of symmetry is horizontal
    y = k ± p if axis of symmetry is vertical
    ELEMENTS OF A PARABOLA
    6) Latus Rectum
    • “Latus” = side and “Rectum” = straight.
    • A segment which passes through a focus.
    • Parallel to the directrix and perpendicular to
    the axis of symmetry.
    • The length of the latus rectum is |4p|.
    Standard Forms of the
    Parabola
    STANDARD FORMS OF PARABOLA
    I. (y - k)2 = 4p (x - h)
    •opening is from the left or right

    II. (x - h)2 = 4p (y - k)
    •opening is upward or downward
    FORM : (y - k)2 = 4p (x - h)
    VERTEX: V(h,k)
    FOCAL DISTANCE : p
    DIRECTION: p is negative(left)
    p is positive(right)
    AXIS OF SYMMETRY : y=k (horizontal)
    FOCUS: (h±p,k) - plus if right, minus if left
    DIRECTRIX: x=h±p (vertical)
    LENGTH OF LATUS RECTUM: |4p|
    FORM : (x - h)2 = 4p (y - k)
    VERTEX: V(h,k)
    FOCAL DISTANCE : p
    DIRECTION: p is negative(downwards)
    p is positive(upwards)
    AXIS OF SYMMETRY : x=h (vertical)
    FOCUS: (h,k±p) - plus if upwards,
    - minus if downwards
    DIRECTRIX: y=k±p (horizontal)
    LENGTH OF LATUS RECTUM: |4p|
    EXAMPLE
    Graph the equation :
    ( y − 1) = 12 x
    2
    EXAMPLE
    Graph the equation :
    ( x − 1) = −8( y + 2)
    2

    You might also like