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Parabolas
X. Conic Sections: Lecture 2 | 26:11 min
In this lecture you will cover Parabolas starting with basic concepts such as Focus, Directrix, and Axis of Symmetry. Then you will move to the Vertex, Standard Form, Upward and Downward Graphs, and Graphing Parabolas. You then end with the Latus Rectum, Horizontal Parabolas, and Focus/Direction.
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Parabolas
Understand the geometric significance of the sign of the coefficient of the squared term in the equation of a parabola.
Use the axis of symmetry to help you graph a parabola.
Know the standard formula for a parabola.
Review how to complete the square.
If the coefficient of the squared term is not 1, then before completing the square, you must first factor this coefficient out of both the squared term and the linear term.
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Carleen Eaton
Grant Fraser

