Name: Señal, Ray Mark J.

WORKSHEET-Parabola

Section: 11 STEM- Descartes SCORE: _____ / 75

Part I. Give the values of the following (16 points)

(Use sqrt() for square root and ^2 to mean squared)
(a) Focus (b) Directrix (c) PF (d) PB (e) Equation

1.

2.

a. F(0, -2) a. F(-2, 0)

b. y = -2 b. x = -2

c. PF = √ ¿ ¿ c. PF = √ ¿ ¿
= √ x 2+¿ ¿ = √¿ ¿

d. PB = √ ¿ ¿
= √¿ ¿ d. PB = √ ¿ ¿
= √¿ ¿
e. PF = PB = √¿ ¿
√¿ ¿ = √¿ ¿
x 2+ ¿= ¿
x 2+ y 2+ 4 y + 4= y 2 – 4y + 4
e. PF = PB
x 2 + 4y = −4 y √¿ ¿ = √¿ ¿
x 2 = −4 y −4 y ¿=¿
x 2 + 4x + 4 + y 2 = x 2−4 x+ 4
x 2 = −8 y 4x + y 2 = −4 x
y 2 = −4 x −4 x

y 2 = −8 x
Part II. Determine the opening, focus F(x,y), and directrix (16 points)

1. 2. 3. 4.

Opening: Upward Opening: Downward Opening: Right Opening: Left

5 Focus: (0, -7) 25 Focus: (-9, 0)

Focus: (0, ) Focus: ( , 0)
2 2

5 Directrix: y = 7 25 Directrix: x = 9
Directrix: y = - Directrix: x = -
2 2

Part III. Determine the standard form of equation of the parabola based on its given graph
(8 points)

2.
1.

4p 6
4p 8 p=
p= 4 4
4 4 3
|p| = 2 |p| =
2
Vertex (3, -3)
Vertex (5, -4) Focus (h, k-p)
Focus (h+p, k) 3
(5+2, -4) (h, −3- ¿
2
(7, -4)
−9
(3, )
Directrix: x = h-p 2
x = 5-2 Directrix: y = k + p
 x=3 −6 3
y= +
2 2
(y+4¿2 = 8(x-5) 3
y=
2

(x-3¿2 = -6(y + 3)

Part IV. Determine the following (20 points)

(a) Vertex (b) Focus (c) Directrix (d) Axis of Symmetry

1. 2. 3.

a. V(0, 6) a. V(0, 3) a. V(-5, 3)

(y−¿6¿2 = 4(x+0) ( x−0)2 = -4(y−¿3) ( x +5)2 = -8(y+3)

b. F(1, 6) b. F(0, 2) b. F(-5, 1)

F(h+p, k) F(0, k-p) F(h, k-p)
F(0+1, 6) F(0, 3-1) F(-5, 3-2
F(1, 6) F(0, 2) F(-5, 1)

c. x = -1 c. y = 4 c. y = 5
x= h-p y= k+p y= k+p
x= 0-1 y= 3+1 y= 3+2
x= -1 y= 4 y= 5

d. y = 6 d. x = 0 d. x = -5
Part V. Answer the following problems using the concepts you learned about parabolas.
(15 points)

1. Find the equation in standard form of the parabola with its vertex at (-2, -4) with
4
vertical axis through the point (6, ).
3

2. Determine the equation of parabola whose directrix is y=-5 and has its vertex 2 units
above the directrix.

4p 8
V(0, -3) p= |p| = 2
4 4

F(h, k+p)
F(0, -3+2)
F(0, -1)

D: y= k-p
D: y= -2-3
D: y= -5

(x-0¿2 = 8(y+3)

3. A suspension bridge is supported by two cables which hang between two supports.
The curve of these cables is approximately parabolic. Find the equation of this curve if
the focus lies 8 meters above the lowest point of the cable. (Set up the -coordinate
system so that the vertex is at the origin.)