How does the Parabolas Calculator work?
Free Parabolas Calculator - Determines the focus, directrix, and other related items for a parabola.
This calculator has 1 input.
This calculator has 1 input.
What 5 formulas are used for the Parabolas Calculator?
standard horizontal parabola equation is y2 = 4cx
standard vertical parabola equation is x2 = 4cy
If the x coefficient is negative, then parabola opens left
If the x coefficient is positive, then parabola opens right
standard vertical parabola equation is x2 = 4cy
If the x coefficient is negative, then parabola opens left
If the x coefficient is positive, then parabola opens right
What 4 concepts are covered in the Parabolas Calculator?
- directrix
- line in a parabola not through the focus
- focus
- fixed point on the interior of a parabola used in the formal definition of the curve
- parabola
- a plane curve which is approximately U-shaped
- parabolas
Example calculations for the Parabolas Calculator
Parabolas Calculator Video
