Conics Parabolas（圆锥曲线论抛物线）.pdf

Advanced Algebra Conics - Parabolas Conics – General Information Conics, or conic sections, are plane figures that are formed when you intersect a double-napped cone and a plane. The following diagram shows the different conics that can be formed by a double-napped cone being cut by a plane: Parabolas: Notice that to create a parabola by intersecting a cone and a plane, the plane will pass through the base of the cone, but will only pass through one of the cones. Any of these conics can be graphed on a coordinate plane. The graph of any conic on an x-y coordinate plane can be described by an equation in the form: 2 2 Ax + Bxy + Cy + Dx + Ey + F = 0 This equation is the General Form for all conics. You will see as we study the different conics, their equations and graphs, that we can determine the type of conic given the equation based on the values of the coefficients, A, B, C, D, E and F. Parabolas: Looking at the General Form for conics, an equation in this form will graph a Parabola when: 2 2 •Either A or C, the coefficients of x and y , must equal zero •B, the coefficient of xy , must equal zero. •D, E and F can equal any real values, D and E cannot both equal zero. These equations would all form parabolas on the x-y coordinate plane: 2 x - 2x + 36y + 28 = 0 2 4y - 50x - 75 = 0 2 9x + 4y - 36 = 0 To graph a Parabola given the equation in general form, we should first rewrite the equation into the Standard Form for Parabolas :