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A shape that looks like a U can be in any direction. there are certain terms relating to a parabola for example: latus rectum, directrix, focus, locus, axis of symmetry and roots. Parabolas can be represented algebraically in the form of a quadratic function. Latus rectum is the line that passes right through the focus horizontally Axis of symmetry is the line that passes through the vertex vertically Focus is a point below or above or on the side of the vertex Directrix is a line that is derived by -a and is on the opposite side of focus Roots are the points on the x axis that intersect the parabola
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