SECTION 8.1  Parabolas 
                                                     
       Chapter 8   
       Analytic Geometry 
        
                                                     
       Section 8.1:  Parabolas 
        
             Equations of Parabolas 
        
                                                     
        
       Equations of Parabolas  
        
                                                
        
       Definition of a Parabola:  
        
                                              
        
       Equations of Parabolas with Vertex at the Origin:  
        
                                              
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                                    SECTION 8.1  Parabolas 
                                           
                                           
       Example:  
                                        
       Solution:  
                                    
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              CHAPTER 8  Analytic Geometry 
               
                                                                          
               
              Additional Equations of Parabolas with Vertex at the Origin:  
               
                                                                                                   
              Opening Downward:  
                                                                              
               
               
               
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