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Properties of Parabola · The eccentricity of any parabola is 1 · The parabola is symmetric about its axis · The axis is perpendicular to the directrix · The

How to Read a Parabola Graph · If the x is squared, the parabola is vertical If the y is squared, it is horizontal (opens

parabola Graphs of quadratic functions all have the same shape which we call parabola All parabolas

parabola Parabola · 1) Plot a point on the parabola · 2) Measure the distance from this point plotted to the focus · 3) Measure the distance