PARABOLA WORKSHEET

General Instructions: Read all instructions given before answering the test. Write neatly and
legibly, avoiding erasures of any kind. Box your final answers.

I.

Write the standard form of the equation of the parabola which satisfies the
given conditions. (8pts.)

1. F(0, - ), directrix: y = 0

2. The directrix is parallel to the x-axis, the vertex is

at the origin, and the parabola passes through (3,
1).

3. The length of the latus rectum is 10, opens

upward, and the vertex is at the origin.

4. F(0, 3 3 ), directrix: y = - 3 3

II.

For each equation of the parabola, identify the properties and sketch the graph.
Dont forget to label
the following points: vertex (V), focus (F), and endpoints of the L.R. (E 1 and E2). (12 pts.)
a. concavity:
b. vertex:
c. focal width:
d. focus:
e. length of the latus rectum:
f.

endpoints of LR:

g. axis of symmetry:
h. equation of the directrix:
Solutions:

1 2
y 4 x
4
a. concavity:
b. vertex:
c. focal width:
d. focus:
e. length of the latus rectum:
f.

endpoints of LR:

g. axis of symmetry:
h. equation of the directrix:
Solutions:

x2
4