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Your Notes<br />
9.2 Graph and Write Equations of<br />
Parabolas<br />
Goal p Graph and write equations of parabolas that open<br />
left or right.<br />
VOCABULARY<br />
Focus<br />
Directrix<br />
STANDARD EQUATION OF A PARABOLA WITH VERTEX<br />
AT THE ORIGIN<br />
The standard form of the equation of a parabola with<br />
vertex at (0, 0) is as follows:<br />
Equation Focus Directrix Axis of Symmetry<br />
x2 5 4py (0, p) y 5 Vertical ( )<br />
y2 5 4px (p, 0) x 5 Horizontal ( )<br />
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