September 29, 2009
No CommentsDefinition of a Parabola
Description
A detailed tutorial of the definition of a parabola. Step by step tutorial including a visual example of the definition of a parabola for reference.
Overview
A parabola is an elongated curve that is used often in graphing. A parabola is formed by the graph of y = x^2, and its traditional form is concave up. Technically, the parabola is actually a conic section, which is the intersection of a conical surface and a plane parallel to the generated straight line of that surface.
