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NAME: __________________________________ SCHOOL: ________________________

ACTIVITY SHEET IN PRECALCULUS

GRADE 11

1st Quarter, Week 2- (define a parabola-STEM_PC11AG-Ia-5: identify the parts

of a parabola)

Activity 1
A. I am Parabola!
Read the statement carefully then fill in the blanks.

1. A _____________ is a set of all points (𝑥, 𝑦) in a plane that are equidistant

from a fixed line called the _______________, and a fixed point called the
________________.
2. The _______________ is the midpoint between the focus and the directrix.
3. The line that passes through the focus and vertex of a parabola is called the
_________________________ of the parabola.
4. The __________________ is a line that is outside the parabola.
5. The ________________ are the coordinates of a point that is inside the
parabola.
6. When the coefficient of the non-squared term is positive, the parabola opens
________________ or opens to the ___________________.
7. When the coefficient of the linear term is negative, the parabola opens
________________ or opens to the ____________________.

B. Get My Parts!
Determine the vertex, focus, directrix and axis of symmetry for each parabola.

1. 2.

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3. 4.

6.
5.

7. 8.

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10.
9.

Activity 2
A. Complete Me!
Determine the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry for each parabola
with the given equation

Equation of the Coordinates Coordinates Equation Equation of the

Parabola of the of the of the
Vertex Focus Directrix Axis of
Symmetry

1. 𝑥 2 = −4𝑦

2. 𝑦 2 = 12𝑥

3. 𝑦 2 = −6𝑥

4. (𝑦 + 3)2 = 8(𝑥 + 1)

5. (𝑥 + 1)2 = 8(𝑦 + 3)

6. (𝑦 − 3)2 = −4(𝑥 + 1)

7. 𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 + 4 = 16𝑥

3 2
8. (𝑥 + ) = 4(𝑦 − 2)
2

5 2
9. (𝑦 + ) = −8(𝑥 + 2)
2

10. (𝑦 + 5)2 = 8(𝑥 − 7)

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B. Find My Length!
Determine the length of the latus rectum for each parabola.

1. (𝑥 − 3)2 = 4(𝑦 + 1)

2. (𝑥 + 9)2 = 24(𝑦 − 2)

3. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑦 = 0

4. 𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 = 20𝑥

5. 2𝑥 2 − 32𝑥 − 𝑦 + 127 = 0

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ACTIVITY SHEET IN PRECALCULUS

GRADE 11

1st Quarter, Week 2- (write the standard form of equation of a parabola-

STEM_PC11AG-Ib-1)

Activity 1
Know My Standard!
Write the equation of the parabola in standard form with vertex at the origin
that satisfies the given conditions.
1. The focus has coordinates (0,7).
2. The focus has coordinates (-5,0)
3. The equation of the directrix is y + 3=0
4. The equation of the directrix is x – 9 =0
5. The length of the latus rectum is 10 and the parabola opens downward.
6. The length of the latus rectum is 6 and the parabola opens to the left.
7. The parabola contains (5, -2) and the parabola opens downward.
8. The focus is 6 units away from the vertex and directrix is on the line, x=-6.
9. The directrix is 5 units from the focus and the parabola opens to the right.
10.Horizontal axis and passes through the point (4,6).

My Perfect Match!
In exercises 1-6, match the standard equation of a parabola with its
corresponding graph. The graphs are labeled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F).

1. 𝑥 2 = −8𝑦 4. (𝑥 − 7)2 = 16(𝑦 + 7)

2. 𝑦 2 = 16(𝑥 + 2) 5. (𝑦 − 7)2 = 16(𝑥 + 7)

3. (𝑥 + 3)2 = −8(𝑦 − 1) 6. 𝑦 2 = −8𝑥

(A) (D)

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(B) (E)

(C) (F)

Activity 2
Set Me To Your Standard!
Write the standard form of the equation of the parabola satisfying the given
conditions.
3
1. Vertex: (-2,0); Focus: (− , 0)
2
9
2. Vertex: (3, -3); Focus: (3, − )
4
3. Vertex: (0,4); Directrix: 𝑦 = 2
4. The vertex is at (4,2) and the focus is at (2,2).
5. Focus: (1,6); and Directrix: x = 9
6. The length of the latus rectum is 8, the vertex is at the origin and the
parabola opens downward.
7. The vertex is at (7,4), the axis of symmetry is 𝑥 − 7 = 0, the length of the
latus rectum is 6, and c is negative.
8. The axis of symmetry is vertical, the vertex is at the point of origin, and
the parabola passes through the point (6, -3).
9. A parabola which opens upward has vertex on the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 2 and
focus on the line 𝑦 = 9 − 2𝑥.
10. The axis of symmetry is horizontal, the vertex at the point of origin, and
the parabola passes through the point (-6, -3).

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Activity 3
Completing the Square Is the Key!
Write each equation of the parabola in standard form. Then give the coordinates
of the vertex , the focus and the end of the latus rectum
1. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 = 4𝑦 − 12
2. 𝑦 2 − 6𝑦 = 8𝑥 − 15
3. 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 36𝑦 − 20 = 0
4. 𝑦 2 − 6𝑦 − 36𝑥 + 21 = 0
5. 𝑦 = −4𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 − 41

Activity 4
You Made Me Complete!
Transform each equation of the parabola in standard form. Then give the equation
of the axis of symmetry and directrix.
1. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 14 = 0
2. 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 8𝑦 = 0
3. 𝑦 2 − 5𝑥 + 12𝑦 = −16
4. 5𝑥 2 + 30𝑥 + 24𝑦 − 51 = 0
1
5. 𝑦 = (𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 2)
2

Activity 5
The Real World!
Solve.
1. Emmanuel is a passionate sepak takraw player and was chosen to represent
Bataan National High school -SHS for City Meet. While he was practicing with
his teammates, he kicked the sepak takraw ball by his foot as high as 12 feet
and then fell back to the ground 60 feet away (horizontally) from where it was
kicked. Find the equation of the parabola. Assume the x-axis is at the ground
level, and the ball was thrown from the origin.
2. Mang Jaime, a skilled carpenter and family-oriented person oftentimes
accepts carpentry jobs in Cavite, where most of his relatives including his
parents live. Although his travels from Bataan to Cavite is tedious and tiring,
he makes himself appeased because he values strong and close family ties.
Jonas, his grandson who is in Grade 12 mentioned to Mang Jaime that a faster
way of traveling by land from Bataan all the way from Cavite could be possible
in the future under Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) Project, a
32.15-kilometer ocean view mega bridge highway. Jonas is interested about
the cable suspension between two towers that can be hung in the shape of
parabola. The towers supporting the cables could possible 1000 meters apart
and are 160 meters high and which is at its lowest, is 40 meters above the
road. Can you help Jonas to find the equation of this parabola, if we put a
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coordinate system so that the axis of the parabola is the y-axis, and the road
is on the x-axis? How high is the cable 300 meters from a tower?

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