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Lesson 10-1 focuses on graphing parabolas and quadratic equations, emphasizing the derivation of a general equation for parabolas and how to write their equations from graphs and key features. It includes examples of vertical and horizontal parabolas, detailing their vertices, focuses, directrices, focal widths, and axes of symmetry. The lesson also provides practice problems for writing equations of parabolas given specific vertices and focuses.

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10-1 Notes

Lesson 10-1 focuses on graphing parabolas and quadratic equations, emphasizing the derivation of a general equation for parabolas and how to write their equations from graphs and key features. It includes examples of vertical and horizontal parabolas, detailing their vertices, focuses, directrices, focal widths, and axes of symmetry. The lesson also provides practice problems for writing equations of parabolas given specific vertices and focuses.

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Lesson 10-1 Graphing Parabolas and Quadratic Equations

Learning Targets:
• Derive a general equation for a parabola based on the definition of a parabola.
• Write the equation of a parabola given a graph and key features.
Vertical Parabola

Horizontal Parabola
EXAMPLES
1 2 1 2
1. y x 2. x y
8 12
Vertex: Opens: Vertex: Opens:
Focus: Focus:
Directrix: Directrix:
Focal Width: axis of symmetry: Focal Width: axis of symmetry:
1
3. x  ( y  3) 2  2
20

Vertex: Opens:
Focus:
Directrix:
Focal Width: axis of symmetry (AOS):

4. What is the equation of a parabola with vertex (0, 0) & focus (5, 0)?

5. What is the equation of a parabola with vertex (0, 0) & focus (0, –6)?
6. Write an equation of a parabola with vertex at the origin &
directrix y = 5.

7. What is the equation of a parabola with vertex (3, 2) & focus (3, 8)?

8. What is the equation of a parabola with vertex (5, 4) & focus (–2, 4)?
9. What is the equation of a parabola with vertex (–3, 5) & focus
(–3, –6)?

10. Write an equation of a parabola with vertex (5, –2) & directrix
y = –6.

11. Write an equation of a parabola with focus (4, 5) & directrix x = –2.
12. Write an equation of a parabola with focus (1, –2) & directrix
x = 9.

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