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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 />

Copyright © Holt McDougal. All rights reserved. Lesson 9.2 Algebra 2 Notetaking Guide 235

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