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NAME ______________________________________________ DATE______________________________ PERIOD ______________

Equations of Parabolas ⸱ Practice


Example 1
Write an equation of the parabola with the given focus and directrix.
1. focus (0, 3), directrix y = ‒3 2. focus (0, 8), directrix y = ‒8

3. focus (0, ‒5), directrix y = 5 4. focus (0, ‒9), directrix y = 9

5. focus (0, 4), directrix y = ‒4 6. focus (0, 2), directrix y = ‒2

Example 2
Write an equation of the parabola with the given focus and directrix.
7. focus ( 1 ,7 ), directrix y = ‒9

8. focus (8, 0), directrix y = 4

9. USE A MODEL A highway is level except for a section that passes through a valley. That section
of the highway can be modeled by a parabola with the focus at (100, 55) and the directrix at
y = 5.

a. Write an equation for the parabola.

b. If the level section of the highway is modeled by y = 70 and each unit represents a kilometer,
what is the maximum width of the valley? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

10. USE A MODEL An engineer is using a coordinate plane to design a tunnel in the shape of a
parabola. The focus of the tunnel will be at (4, ‒2.5), and the top of the wall that will contain the
tunnel can be modeled by the directrix y = 2.5. The base of the tunnel is at ground level and
represented by the line y = ‒10.

a. Write the equation of the parabola.

b. Each unit of the coordinate plane represents one foot. Prove or disprove that the width of
the tunnel at a height of 5 feet above the ground is exactly 14 feet.

Example 3
Find the point(s) of intersection, if any, between each parabola and line with the given equations.
11. y = x2, y = x + 2 12. y = 2x2, y = 4x ‒ 2

13. y = ‒3x2, y = 6x 14. y = ‒(x + 1)2, y = ‒x

Equations of Parabolas Reveal Geometry


NAME ______________________________________________ DATE______________________________ PERIOD ______________

Mixed Exercises
15. HEADLIGHTS The mirrored parabolic reflector plate of a car headlight has
its bulb located at the focus of the parabola as shown. The focus of the
parabola is at (2.5, 0) and the directrix is x = ‒2.5. Write an equation that
represents the parabolic reflector plate.

16. CONSTRUCT ARGUMENTS Prove or disprove that the point ( √ 3 ,−4 ) lies on
the parabola with focus (0, ‒3) and directrix y = 3. Justify your argument.

17. FLASHLIGHTS The parabolic reflector plate of a flashlight has its bulb located at the focus of the
parabola. The focus of the parabola is at (‒0.9, 0) and the directrix is x = 0.9. Write an equation
that represents the reflector plate.

18. CREATE Identify the focus and directrix of a parabola if the focus does not lie on the x- or y- axis.
Then write the equation of the parabola.

19. WRITE The focus of a parabola is at ( −34 ,0) and the directrix is x = 34 . Explain how to determine
whether the parabola opens upward, downward, left or right.

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20. PERSEVERE The equation of parabola A is y = x . Parabola B has the same vertex as parabola A
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and opens in the same direction as parabola A. However, the focus and directrix for parabola B are
twice as far apart as they are for parabola A. Write the equation for parabola B. Explain your steps.

21. ANALYZE Determine whether the following statement is sometimes, always, or never true. The
vertex of a parabola is closer to the focus than it is to the directrix.

Equations of Parabolas Reveal Geometry

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