UNAM- ENP 2
Thursday 17, march 2016.
The Parabola
Class: 504
Activities
STUDENT NAME: __________________________________________________________________
Activity 1.
Create your own parabola! It can go in the positive or negative side from the axis.
Activity 2.
Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at V (0, 0) and with a focus on F (3, 0). Draw its respective graphic.
UNAM- ENP 2
Thursday 17, march 2016.
The Parabola
Class: 504
Activities
STUDENT NAME: __________________________________________________________________
Activity 3.
“Questionnaire”. Read very carefully the next questions. Choose only one of the four options you have.
Finally write the letter of the option in the indicated place.
1. Where the parabola crosses the axis of symmetry, is…? _____
a) The Vertex b) The Focus c) The Directrix
2. When the equation is negative the vertex is the value… _____ … of the parabola. _____
a) Maximum b) Minimum c) Medium
3. Who described the parabolic shot? _____
a) Apollonius of Perga b) Rene Descartes c) Isaac Newton
4. A property of the parabola is… _____
a) Reflector b) Kind c) A middle circle
5. Who invented the name “parabola”? _____
a) Euclid b) Apollonius of Perga c) Galileo Galilei
Activity 4.
Choose the one that has everything correct.
1. In Menaechmus definition, what is a parabola? _____
a) “A section of an acute- angle cone.”
b) “A section of a right- angle cone.”
c) “A section of a single- napped cone with a perpendicular plane.”
2. Applied Parabolas. _____
a) Doors, Animals, Kids. b) Flowers, Antennas, Eggs. c) Bridges, Fountains, Rollercoasters.
3. Influential People in Parabola’s History. _____
a) Newton, Galilei, Pappus. b) Prometheus, Galilei, Newton. c) Galilei, Gregory, Watson & Crick.
4. Parabola’s Formula. _____
a) y2= 2px b) x2- 2px + p2+ y2= p2+ 2px+ x2 c) x2= 4fy
5. Applied Parabolas. _____
a) Rainbows, Airplanes, Cabs. b) Yisus, Mountains, Animal´s Jumps. c) Corridors, Shootings, Football.
UNAM- ENP 2
Thursday 17, march 2016.
The Parabola
Class: 504
Activities
STUDENT NAME: ______RESPUESTAS CUESTIONARIO___________________________
Activity 3.
“Questionnaire”. Read very carefully the next questions. Choose only one of the four options you have.
Finally write the letter of the option in the indicated place.
1. Where the parabola crosses the axis of symmetry, is…? __A__
a) The Vertex b) The Focus c) The Directrix
2. When the equation is negative the vertex is the value… _____ … of the parabola. __A__
a) Maximum b) Minimum c) Medium
3. Who described the parabolic shot? __C__
a) Apollonius of Perga b) Rene Descartes c) Isaac Newton
4. A property of the parabola is… __A__
a) Reflector b) Kind c) A middle circle
5. Who invented the name “parabola”? __B__
a) Euclid b) Apollonius of Perga c) Galileo Galilei
Activity 4.
Choose the one that has everything correct.
1. In Menaechmus definition, what is a parabola? __B__
a) “A section of an acute- angle cone.”
b) “A section of a right- angle cone.”
c) “A section of a single- napped cone with a perpendicular plane.”
2. Applied Parabolas. __C__
a) Doors, Animals, Kids. b) Flowers, Antennas, Eggs. c) Bridges, Fountains, Rollercoasters.
3. Influential People in Parabola’s History. __A__
a) Newton, Galilei, Pappus. b) Prometheus, Galilei, Newton. c) Galilei, Gregory, Watson & Crick.
4. Parabola’s Formula. __B__
a) y2= 2px b) x2- 2px + p2+ y2= p2+ 2px+ x2 c) x2= 4fy
5. Applied Parabolas. __C__
a) Rainbows, Airplanes, Cabs. b) Yisus, Mountains, Animal´s Jumps. c) Corridors, Shootings, Football.
