A parabola represents the locus of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point and a specific line. The fixed point described is called the locus, while the specific line the directrix. A parabola is symmetric about the line perpendicular to the directrix through the focus. This line is called axis of…
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Introduction
This page contians a brief intorduction to Conic Sections and to some of the vocabulary that will be used throughout the blog.