How do you find the equation of a parabola with directrix y=-1 and focus F(0,0)?
1 Answer
Mar 8, 2017
The equation of a parabola is
Explanation:
Parabola is the locus of a point, which moves so that its distance from a line, called directix, and a point, called focus, are equal.
We know that the distance between two points
the distance between point
Now distance of a point
and its distance from directrix
Hence, equation of parabola would be
graph{x^2-2y-1=0 [-2.592, 2.408, -1.07, 1.43]}