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parabola
The parabola of the function y = x2.
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parabola
Any point on a parabola is the same distance from the directrix as it is from the focus.
AC equals
CF and
BD equals
DF.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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